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Opportunistic Infection: A Review

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1969
Abstract:Infectious diseases caused by microorganisms belonging to the normal flora of a host and generally regarded as nonpathogenic are designated opportunistic infections. This term also implies some derangement in normal host defensive mechanisms.
A S Klainer, W R Beisel
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Sarcoidosis and Opportunistic Infections

Southern Medical Journal, 2001
Two patients receiving steroid therapy for sarcoidosis had a potentially fatal opportunistic infection that was difficult to differentiate from the underlying illness, but was successfully treated after the diagnosis was made. The effects of sarcoidosis on the immune system and the additional effects of steroid therapy on cell-mediated immunity seem to
R T, Sadikot, P, Doré, A G, Arnold
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Neurologic opportunistic infections

Current Opinion in Neurology, 1995
Three common opportunistic infections in patients with the human immunodeficiency virus are being more accurately diagnosed and effectively treated as a result of recent advances. Toxoplasmosis may be prevented in some cases, and can be recognized and treated noninvasively in most cases.
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Opportunistic Infections and Pharmacology

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 1992
The most common acute complication in HIV infection is likely to be one of the many possible opportunistic infections caused by immunodeficiency. These infections may be the index diagnosis of AIDS or occur in previously diagnosed patients as additional problems.
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[Opportunistic infections and sarcoidosis].

Revue des maladies respiratoires, 2004
Introduction Chez les patients atteints de sarcoïdose, malgré la fréquence de la lymphocytopénie T-CD4, et l'immunodépression induite par la corticothérapie, les infections opportunistes semblent rares. Méthodes Nous décrivons cinq cas de sarcoïdose compliquée d'infection opportuniste.
Girard, Nathalie, Cottin, Vincent, Hot, A., Etienne-Mastroianni, B., Chidiac, C., Cordier, Jean-François   +5 more
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Opportunistic Mold Infections [PDF]

, 1996
This chapter provides an overview of opportunistic mold infections, including aspergillosis, mucormycosis, infections caused by Fusarium spp., Pseudallescheria boydii, and the dematiaceous molds (Table 1). Although each of these agents is also capable of causing disease in normal individuals, special emphasis has been placed on infections in ...
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Opportunistic Mycobacterial Infections

1986
Infections with nontuberculous Mycobacterium species have been recognized with increasing frequency in recent years, particularly among patient who are immunosuppressed, have prior lung disease, or have undergone invasive procedures and operations.
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Opportunistic Infections in HIV Infection

2019
An infection is defined as opportunistic when it affects those with severe immunosuppression, i.e. takes a n opportunity to cause disease in a host with a weakened immune system. In people living with HIV it mainly affects those with a CD4 count < 200 although it is not impossible in those with CD4 count > 200.
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Association of dermatomyositis with systemic and opportunistic infections in the United States

Archives of Dermatological Research, 2019
Z. Ren, A. Laumann, J. Silverberg
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Opportunistic Infections in Transplant Patients.

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2019
Rebecca N. Kumar, M. Ison
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