"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,
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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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2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 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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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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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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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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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in individuals with minimal or occult immunosuppression. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2010 Mar; 81(3):247-54.
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Mycophenolate mofetil in dermatomyositis: is it safe? Neurology. 2006 Apr 25; 66(8):1245-7.
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and natalizumab--unforeseen consequences. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jul 28; 353(4):414-6.
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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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Emergence of ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus in lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Dec; 21(12):1274-82.
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BK-related polyomavirus vasculopathy in a renal-transplant recipient. N Engl J Med. 2001 Oct 25; 345(17):1250-5.
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Microbiology of human immunodeficiency virus anorectal disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 1994 May; 37(5):439-43.