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coinfected

Adjective

Meaning

coinfected (not comparable)

(medicine) Simultaneously infected by two or more organisms.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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In people coinfected with M. tuberculosis and HIV, the risk of reactivation increases to 10% per year. Source: Internet

Lamivudine as a single treatment is contraindicated in patients coinfected with HIV, as resistance develops rapidly, but it can be used as part of a multidrug regimen. Source: Internet

Occasionally, multiple lesions may be present (~40%), with multiple lesions more common when coinfected with HIV. Source: Internet

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