Superinfection:

Synonym: microbial superinvasion.

Terms Related to Superinfection

• Delta Superinfection

  Hepatitis caused by the HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS in association with hepatitis B. It is endemic in some European countries and is seen in drug users, ...

• Microbial Drug Resistance

  The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through ...

• Probiotic

  Live microbial feed supplements which beneficially affect the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance. Antibiotics and other related compounds are not included in ...

• Biofilm

  Films of bacteria or other microbial organisms, usually embedded in extracellular polymers such as implanted medical devices, which adhere to surfaces submerged in, or subjected ...

• Microbial Antibiotic Resistance

  The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through ...

• Cerebral Protozoal Infection

  Infections of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges by single celled organisms of the subkingdom PROTOZOA. The central nervous system may be the primary or ...

• Opportunistic Infection

  An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression.