Copathogen
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pathogen coexistent with another in the same host, yielding coinfection.
"Although Enterobacteriaceae were the most common copathogens identified overall, Staphylococcus aureus was the most common copathogen in bloodstream infections."
Example
More examples"Although Enterobacteriaceae were the most common copathogens identified overall, Staphylococcus aureus was the most common copathogen in bloodstream infections."
Etymology
From co- + pathogen.
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