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Superimposed infection

MedGen UID:
11659
•Concept ID:
C0038826
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Microbial Superinvasion; Microbial Superinvasions; Superinfection; Superinfections; Superinvasion, Microbial; Superinvasions, Microbial
SNOMED CT: Superadded infection (193198003); Suprainfection (193198003); Superimposed infection (193198003)

Definition

A secondary infection that occurs during an existing infection, or immediately following a previous infection, especially when caused by microorganisms that are resistant or have become resistant to the antibiotics used earlier. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSuperimposed infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Contemporary management of acute pancreatitis: What you need to know.
Palumbo R, Schuster KM
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024 Jan 1;96(1):156-165. Epub 2023 Dec 11 doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004143. PMID: 37722072
Treatment-induced mucositis in oncology.
Jasiewicz F, Qurban Z, Hughes C
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2022 Sep 2;83(9):1-8. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2022.0324. PMID: 36193926
Treatment of pemphigus.
Piamphongsant T, Ophaswongse S
Int J Dermatol 1991 Feb;30(2):139-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb04229.x. PMID: 2001906

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Distinguishing Periprosthetic Crystalline Arthropathy from Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.
Bradley AT, King CA, Lin Y, Sculco P, Balach T, Landy DC
J Knee Surg 2022 May;35(6):668-675. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716507. PMID: 32942331
State-of-the-art review of secondary pulmonary infections in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Chong WH, Saha BK, Ananthakrishnan Ramani, Chopra A
Infection 2021 Aug;49(4):591-605. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01602-z. PMID: 33709380Free PMC Article
Oral manifestations of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with unusual histomorphologic features.
AbdullGaffar B, Awadhi F
Ann Diagn Pathol 2020 Aug;47:151536. Epub 2020 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151536. PMID: 32454442
De novo glomerular diseases after renal transplantation.
Ponticelli C, Moroni G, Glassock RJ
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2014 Aug 7;9(8):1479-87. Epub 2014 Apr 3 doi: 10.2215/CJN.12571213. PMID: 24700797Free PMC Article
Superimposed infection in mandibular osteoradionecrosis: diagnosis and outcomes.
Hamilton JD, Lai SY, Ginsberg LE
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2012 Nov-Dec;36(6):725-31. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182702f09. PMID: 23192211Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Black Fungus and beyond: COVID-19 associated infections.
Katal S, Eibschutz LS, Radmard AR, Naderpour Z, Gupta A, Hejal R, Gholamrezanezhad A
Clin Imaging 2022 Oct;90:97-109. Epub 2022 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.07.005. PMID: 36007282Free PMC Article
Oral manifestations of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with unusual histomorphologic features.
AbdullGaffar B, Awadhi F
Ann Diagn Pathol 2020 Aug;47:151536. Epub 2020 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151536. PMID: 32454442
Infectious complications in patients with lung cancer.
Akinosoglou KS, Karkoulias K, Marangos M
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2013 Jan;17(1):8-18. PMID: 23329518
Superimposed infection in mandibular osteoradionecrosis: diagnosis and outcomes.
Hamilton JD, Lai SY, Ginsberg LE
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2012 Nov-Dec;36(6):725-31. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182702f09. PMID: 23192211Free PMC Article
Disorders of lymph flow.
Witte CL, Witte MH
Acad Radiol 1995 Apr;2(4):324-34. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(05)80193-x. PMID: 9419570

Therapy

Treatment-induced mucositis in oncology.
Jasiewicz F, Qurban Z, Hughes C
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2022 Sep 2;83(9):1-8. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2022.0324. PMID: 36193926
State-of-the-art review of secondary pulmonary infections in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Chong WH, Saha BK, Ananthakrishnan Ramani, Chopra A
Infection 2021 Aug;49(4):591-605. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01602-z. PMID: 33709380Free PMC Article
The safety of treatments used in pyoderma gangrenosum.
Feldman SR, Lacy FA, Huang WW
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2018 Jan;17(1):55-61. Epub 2017 Oct 27 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1396316. PMID: 29065721
Colitis associated with biological agents.
Freeman HJ
World J Gastroenterol 2012 Apr 28;18(16):1871-4. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i16.1871. PMID: 22563166Free PMC Article
Treatment of pemphigus.
Piamphongsant T, Ophaswongse S
Int J Dermatol 1991 Feb;30(2):139-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb04229.x. PMID: 2001906

Prognosis

State-of-the-art review of secondary pulmonary infections in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Chong WH, Saha BK, Ananthakrishnan Ramani, Chopra A
Infection 2021 Aug;49(4):591-605. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01602-z. PMID: 33709380Free PMC Article
De novo glomerular diseases after renal transplantation.
Ponticelli C, Moroni G, Glassock RJ
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2014 Aug 7;9(8):1479-87. Epub 2014 Apr 3 doi: 10.2215/CJN.12571213. PMID: 24700797Free PMC Article
Infectious complications in patients with lung cancer.
Akinosoglou KS, Karkoulias K, Marangos M
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2013 Jan;17(1):8-18. PMID: 23329518
Disorders of lymph flow.
Witte CL, Witte MH
Acad Radiol 1995 Apr;2(4):324-34. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(05)80193-x. PMID: 9419570
Ocular and orbital involvement in leukemia.
Kincaid MC, Green WR
Surv Ophthalmol 1983 Jan-Feb;27(4):211-32. doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(83)90123-6. PMID: 6342189

Clinical prediction guides

Contemporary management of acute pancreatitis: What you need to know.
Palumbo R, Schuster KM
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024 Jan 1;96(1):156-165. Epub 2023 Dec 11 doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004143. PMID: 37722072
Attenuating Chronic Fibrosis: Decreasing Foreign Body Response with Acellular Dermal Matrix.
Liang NE, Griffin MF, Berry CE, Parker JB, Downer MA, Wan DC, Longaker MT
Tissue Eng Part B Rev 2023 Dec;29(6):671-680. Epub 2023 Jun 7 doi: 10.1089/ten.TEB.2023.0060. PMID: 37212342
De novo glomerular diseases after renal transplantation.
Ponticelli C, Moroni G, Glassock RJ
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2014 Aug 7;9(8):1479-87. Epub 2014 Apr 3 doi: 10.2215/CJN.12571213. PMID: 24700797Free PMC Article
Infectious complications in patients with lung cancer.
Akinosoglou KS, Karkoulias K, Marangos M
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2013 Jan;17(1):8-18. PMID: 23329518
Colitis associated with biological agents.
Freeman HJ
World J Gastroenterol 2012 Apr 28;18(16):1871-4. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i16.1871. PMID: 22563166Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Distinguishing Periprosthetic Crystalline Arthropathy from Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.
Bradley AT, King CA, Lin Y, Sculco P, Balach T, Landy DC
J Knee Surg 2022 May;35(6):668-675. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716507. PMID: 32942331
Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Walters JA, Gibson PG, Wood-Baker R, Hannay M, Walters EH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Jan 21;(1):CD001288. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001288.pub3. PMID: 19160195
Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Wood-Baker RR, Gibson PG, Hannay M, Walters EH, Walters JA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD001288. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001288.pub2. PMID: 15674875

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