copathogen

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noun

A pathogen coexistent with another in the same host, yielding coinfection.

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Meanings

nouncopathogen (plural copathogens)

plural copathogens

  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.

    1989, Philip A. Mackowiak, “The enterococci: evidence of species-specific clinical and microbiologic heterogeneity”, in American Journal of the Medical Sciences, volume 297, number 4, →DOI, →PMID, pages 238–243

Origin

From co- + pathogen.

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APA

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“copathogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copathogen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copathogen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copathogen.

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