Opportunistic Infections

"Opportunistic Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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

Descriptor ID	D009894
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.597 C02.597 C03.684
Concept/Terms	Opportunistic Infections Opportunistic Infections Infection, Opportunistic Infections, Opportunistic Opportunistic Infection

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Opportunistic Infections [C01.539.597]
Virus Diseases [C02]
Opportunistic Infections [C02.597]
Parasitic Diseases [C03]
Opportunistic Infections [C03.684]

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1995 and 2011 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	1	2
1997	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2017	1	1	2
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1

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Choe YJ, Blatt DB, Yalcindag A, Geffert SF, Bobenchik AM, Michelow IC. Cryptococcus albidus Fungemia in an Immunosuppressed Child: Case Report and Systematic Literature Review. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Feb 28; 9(1):100-105.

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Chang CC, Levitz SM. Fungal immunology in clinical practice: Magical realism or practical reality? Med Mycol. 2019 Jun 01; 57(Supplement_3):S294-S306.

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Margoles L, DeNofrio D, Patel AR, Golan Y, Vest AR, Arkun K, Boucher HW, Kiernan MS, Upshaw JN. Disseminated mucormycosis masquerading as rejection early after orthotopic heart transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Feb; 20(1).

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Krueger S, Rork J, Lee J, Cornejo K, Gibson L, Daly JS, Levin NA. Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in a renal transplant patient with inflammatory bowel disease. Dermatol Online J. 2017 Sep 15; 23(9).

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Dambuza IM, Levitz SM, Netea MG, Brown GD. Fungal Recognition and Host Defense Mechanisms. Microbiol Spectr. 2017 07; 5(4).

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Muhammed M, Anagnostou T, Desalermos A, Kourkoumpetis TK, Carneiro HA, Glavis-Bloom J, Coleman JJ, Mylonakis E. Fusarium infection: report of 26 cases and review of 97 cases from the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 2013 Nov; 92(6):305-316.

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O'Sullivan BP, Torres B, Conidi G, Smole S, Gauthier C, Stauffer KE, Glass MB, Gee JE, Blaney D, Smith TL. Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a child with cystic fibrosis: acquisition in the Western Hemisphere. Chest. 2011 Jul; 140(1):239-242.

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Singh S, Loke YK, Furberg CD. Long-term use of thiazolidinediones and the associated risk of pneumonia or lower respiratory tract infection: systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax. 2011 May; 66(5):383-8.

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Au K, Reed G, Curtis JR, Kremer JM, Greenberg JD, Strand V, Furst DE. High disease activity is associated with an increased risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 May; 70(5):785-91.

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Foreman O, Kavirayani AM, Griffey SM, Reader R, Shultz LD. Opportunistic bacterial infections in breeding colonies of the NSG mouse strain. Vet Pathol. 2011 Mar; 48(2):495-9.

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