 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.
An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression.
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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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| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 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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Pande A, Non LR, Romee R, Santos CA. Pseudozyma and other non-Candida opportunistic yeast bloodstream infections in a large stem cell transplant center. Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Apr; 19(2).
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Santos CA, Brennan DC, Yusen RD, Olsen MA. Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Delayed-onset Cytomegalovirus Disease in a Large Retrospective Cohort of Lung Transplant Recipients. Transplantation. 2015 Aug; 99(8):1658-66.
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Jimenez A, Fung HC, Christopherson KW. Cellular therapies supplement: strategies for improving transplant efficiency in the context of cellular therapeutics. Transfusion. 2011 Nov; 51 Suppl 4:125S-137S.
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Gheuens S, Pierone G, Peeters P, Koralnik IJ. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in individuals with minimal or occult immunosuppression. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2010 Mar; 81(3):247-54.
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Rowin J, Amato AA, Deisher N, Cursio J, Meriggioli MN. Mycophenolate mofetil in dermatomyositis: is it safe? Neurology. 2006 Apr 25; 66(8):1245-7.
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Berger JR, Koralnik IJ. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and natalizumab--unforeseen consequences. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jul 28; 353(4):414-6.
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Axthelm MK, Koralnik IJ, Dang X, W?thrich C, Rohne D, Stillman IE, Letvin NL. Meningoencephalitis and demyelination are pathologic manifestations of primary polyomavirus infection in immunosuppressed rhesus monkeys. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2004 Jul; 63(7):750-8.
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Bhorade SM, Lurain NS, Jordan A, Leischner J, Villanueva J, Durazo R, Creech S, Vigneswaran WT, Garrity ER. Emergence of ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus in lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Dec; 21(12):1274-82.
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Goldberg GS, Orkin BA, Smith LE. Microbiology of human immunodeficiency virus anorectal disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 1994 May; 37(5):439-43.
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Benson CA, Spear J, Hines D, Pottage JC, Kessler HA, Trenholme GM. Combined APACHE II score and serum lactate dehydrogenase as predictors of in-hospital mortality caused by first episode Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1991 Aug; 144(2):319-23.
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