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OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression.

Key term(s)
  • OI

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Infection causée par des microorganismes qui ne deviennent pathogènes que sous certaines conditions, par exemple, les maladies liées à un déficit immunitaire.

CONT

Parmi les infections opportunistes, la toxoplasmose par fréquence doit être évoquée en premier lieu.

Key term(s)
  • IO

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
DEF

Infección que normalmente no se origina en pacientes con un funcionamiento normal del sistema inmunitario.

CONT

Las infecciones oportunistas más frecuentes en el sida son: candidiasis, tuberculosis, neumonía por Pneumocystis carinii, histoplasmosis y criptococosis, pudiendo concurrir dos o más de ellas.

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