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Descriptor English:   Opportunistic Infections 
Descriptor Spanish:   Infecciones Oportunistas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Infecções Oportunistas 
Synonyms English:   Infection, Opportunistic
Infections, Opportunistic
Opportunistic Infection  
Tree Number:   C01.539.597
C02.597
C03.684
Definition English:   An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression. 
Indexing Annotation English:   "an infect caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression"; coord IM with specific name of opportunistic infect (IM) + specific infect to which it is opportunistic (IM), using /compl for all 3
History Note English:   87 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
TM transmission UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   19278 
Unique Identifier:   D009894 

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