"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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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Stroke, HIV and the Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in the absence of opportunistic infections. J Neurol Sci. 2024 Feb 15; 457:122880.
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Discontinuing cotrimoxazole preventive therapy in HIV-infected adults who are stable on antiretroviral treatment in Uganda (COSTOP): A randomised placebo controlled trial. PLoS One. 2018; 13(12):e0206907.
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A retrospective analysis of paediatric lymphomas at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, South Africa. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2018 Apr; 33:51-57.
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A prospective study of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in South African rheumatoid arthritis patients. Int J Rheum Dis. 2016 Jun; 19(6):594-9.
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Risk factor analyses for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a randomized study of early vs. deferred ART during an opportunistic infection. PLoS One. 2010 Jul 01; 5(7):e11416.
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Osteoarticular tuberculosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. QJM. 2009 May; 102(5):321-8.
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Causes and predictors of death in South Africans with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Sep; 46(9):1487-91.