any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
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opportunistic infection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | infection |
| Has types | aspergillosis |
Examples of opportunistic infection
opportunistic infection
After 6 to 8 months the mice succumbed to opportunistic infection, again mimicking HIV's effects on humans.
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In this area, penicilliosis due to the mold is the third most common opportunistic infection in HIV-positive individuals.
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Pneumocystis pneumonia is an opportunistic infection that strikes most often in individuals with diminished immune systems.
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These co-infected people have the greatest susceptibility of developing active tuberculosis, the major opportunistic infection in AIDS patients.
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Bavituximab treatment also cured mice infected with cytomegalovirus, an opportunistic infection that afflicts transplant and AIDS patients.
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Rational use of antibiotics may reduce the chances of development of opportunistic infection by antibiotic-resistant bacteria due to dysbacteriosis.
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Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus is an opportunistic infection which is most prevalent amongst people with a weakened immune system, such as those infected with HIV.
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The patients all had one or more opportunistic infection, with the most common ones being pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, cryptococcal meningitis and serious bacterial infections.
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Candida species are the most common cause of opportunistic fungal infection worldwide.
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