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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > pathological processes and conditions > infection > superinfection
Preferred Term:

superinfection

Definition:
When an organism infected with a microbe becomes infected with a second, different strain of same microbe. The newly acquired strain is no more susceptible to the drugs originally used for the treatment of primary infection caused by the original strain.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
infection
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • super-infection
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/266335
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