"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.
An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression.
| Descriptor ID |
D009894
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.597 C02.597 C03.684
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| Concept/Terms |
Opportunistic Infections- Opportunistic Infections
- Infection, Opportunistic
- Infections, Opportunistic
- Opportunistic Infection
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Opportunistic Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Cytomegalovirus infection in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Apr; 55(4):1059-65.
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Fears about HIV transmission in families with an HIV-infected parent: a qualitative analysis. Pediatrics. 2008 Nov; 122(5):e950-8.
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Tuberculosis in the elderly. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2000 Oct; 33(5):374-80.
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Absolute CD4 count as a predictor for Mycobacterium avium infection in AIDS patients. J Natl Med Assoc. 1991 Nov; 83(11):943.
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Cytomegalovirus retinopathy as the initial manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 1991 Sep 15; 112(3):243-9.
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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in patients with AIDS and necrotizing retinal infections. Ophthalmology. 1991 Feb; 98(2):129-35.
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Ocular toxoplasmosis in the immunocompromised host. Int Ophthalmol. 1989 Dec; 13(6):399-402.
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External ocular disease and anterior segment disorders associated with AIDS. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 1989; 29(2):98-104.
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Ocular involvement in AIDS. Eye (Lond). 1988; 2 ( Pt 5):496-505.