Co-infection is the simultaneous infection of a host with more than one pathogen .
Synonyms
Coinfektion
Detailed description
Pathogens simultaneously infecting the same host can interact. This may have positive or negative consequences for the host. A well-known example is the common HIV infection of tuberculosis patients.
In a multicentre phase 3 trial, researchers at the MHH have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of the drug Bulevirtide, which prevents Hepatitis D viruses from entering the liver.
More than one billion people worldwide are at risk of illness, disfigurement, disability, and even death from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Especially in the poorest regions of the world where
The prevention and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections has made great strides in recent years. At the same time, however, new challenges are emerging, for example in connection
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Stephan Urban, DZIF professor at Heidelberg University Hospital, receives the Baruch S. Blumberg Prize 2023 from the Hepatitis B Foundation, a global non-profit organisation. The virologist is being
