 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.
| 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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Opportunistic Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Chastain DB, Spradlin M, Ahmad H, Henao-Mart?nez AF. Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated With Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 10; 78(4):e37-e56.
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Chastain DB, Spradlin M, Ahmad H, Henao-Mart?nez AF. Executive Summary: State-of-the-Art Review: Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated with Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 10; 78(4):811-812.
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Sabbagh SE, Neely J, Chow A, DeGuzman M, Lai J, Lvovich S, McGrath T, Pereira M, Pinal-Fernandez I, Roberts J, Rouster-Stevens K, Schmeling H, Sura A, Tarshish G, Tucker L, Rider LG, Kim S. Risk factors associated with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in juvenile myositis in North America. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 02 01; 60(2):829-836.
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Krane NA, Beswick DM, Sauer D, Detwiller K, Shindo M. Allergic Fungal Sinusitis Imitating an Aggressive Skull Base Lesion in the Setting of Pembrolizumab Immunotherapy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Jan; 130(1):108-111.
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Feldman AG, Curtis DJ, Moore SL, Kempe A. Under-immunization of pediatric transplant recipients: a call to action for the pediatric community. Pediatr Res. 2020 01; 87(2):277-281.
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Fischer AS, Black N, McNally B, Wisell J. A New, Firm, Solitary Nodule in a Patient With HIV/AIDS: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Nov; 40(11):861.
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Epstein DJ, Benamu E, Subramanian AK. Use of Alternative Agents for Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 10 30; 67(10):1637-1639.
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Chastain DB, Franco-Paredes C, Stover KR. Addressing Antiretroviral Therapy-Associated Drug-Drug Interactions in Patients Requiring Treatment for Opportunistic Infections in Low-Income and Resource-Limited Settings. J Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Nov; 57(11):1387-1399.
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Kukoyi O, Renner L, Powell J, Barry O, Prin M, Kusah J, Cong X, Paintsil E. Viral load monitoring and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a pediatric HIV cohort in Ghana. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 03; 16:58.
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Henao-Mart?nez AF, Beckham JD. Cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2015 Aug; 28(4):300-7.
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