Suprainfection

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Infection acquired as a consequence of disruption of the normal microbiome, secondary to antibiotic use.
  2. 2
    secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection wordnet

Etymology

From supra- + infection.

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