"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Opportunistic Infections" by people in Profiles.
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First case report of acute cholangitis secondary to Cronobacter sakazakii. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 May 27; 21(1):493.
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Development of a Set of Lupus-Specific, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive, Potentially Preventable Adverse Conditions: A Delphi Consensus Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 01; 73(1):146-157.
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Updates in vaccination: recommendations for adult inflammatory bowel disease patients. World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Mar 21; 21(11):3184-96.
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Cronobacter: an emerging opportunistic pathogen associated with neonatal meningitis, sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis. J Perinatol. 2013 Aug; 33(8):581-5.
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Isolation and purification of antigenic components of Cryptococcus. Methods Mol Biol. 2009; 470:71-83.
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Bilateral nephrectomy for treatment resistant systemic lupus erythematosis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report. Am J Hematol. 2007 Jun; 82(6):496-7.
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Rates and predictors of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and non-inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2006 Nov; 45(11):1370-5.
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Burkholderia cenocepacia utilizes ferritin as an iron source. J Med Microbiol. 2006 Jun; 55(Pt 6):661-668.
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Risk factors for BK polyomavirus nephritis in renal allograft recipients. Clin Transplant. 2004 Aug; 18(4):456-62.
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Pulmonary nocardiosis re-visited: experience of 35 patients at diagnosis. Respir Med. 2003 Jun; 97(6):709-17.