Opportunistic Infections

An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression.

Year introduced: 1987

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Tree Number(s): C01.597

MeSH Unique ID: D009894

Entry Terms:

• Infection, Opportunistic
• Infections, Opportunistic
• Opportunistic Infection

Previous Indexing:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (1983-1986)
• Bacterial Infections (1972-1986)
• Infection (1966-1986)
• specific infection (1966-1986)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Infections
Opportunistic Infections
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Superinfection