"Coinfection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Simultaneous infection of a host organism by two or more pathogens. In virology, coinfection commonly refers to simultaneous infection of a single cell by two or more different viruses.
| Descriptor ID |
D060085
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.218 C02.219 C03.202
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| Concept/Terms |
Coinfection- Coinfection
- Coinfections
- Polymicrobial Infection
- Infection, Polymicrobial
- Infections, Polymicrobial
- Polymicrobial Infections
- Co-infection
- Co infection
- Co-infections
- Mixed Infection
- Infection, Mixed
- Infections, Mixed
- Mixed Infections
Secondary Infections- Secondary Infections
- Infection, Secondary
- Infections, Secondary
- Secondary Infection
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coinfection" by people in Profiles.
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Bioactive lipid profiles as non-invasive biomarkers of advanced fibrosis in people with HIV/HCV co-infection. Metabolomics. 2025 Jul 01; 21(4):96.
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Clinicopathological heterogeneity and complexity of polymicrobial brain abscesses. J Neurol Sci. 2025 Jun 15; 473:123525.
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Incidence and Temporal Dynamics of Combined Infections in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Patients With Risk Factors for Severe Complications. J Korean Med Sci. 2025 Mar 24; 40(11):e38.
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Coinfection by multiple Trypanosoma cruzi clones: a new perspective on host-parasite relationship with consequences for pathogenesis and management of Chagas disease. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2025 Jun 25; 89(2):e0024224.
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Tuberculosis in adult migrants in Europe: a TBnet consensus statement. Eur Respir J. 2025 Mar; 65(3).
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Polymicrobial brain abscesses: A complex condition with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2024 10 01; 83(10):798-807.
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Influenza C virus in U.S. children with acute respiratory infection 2016-2019. J Clin Virol. 2024 10; 174:105720.
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Chagas disease in the immunocompromised host. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 01; 37(5):333-341.
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Molecular detection of intestinal parasites in a rural community of Colombia: A one health approach to explore potential environmental-zoonotic transmission. Zoonoses Public Health. 2024 09; 71(6):723-735.
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Clinicopathologic characteristics of Nocardia brain abscesses: Necrotic and non-necrotic foci of various stages. J Neurol Sci. 2024 01 15; 456:122850.