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OPPORTUNISTIC MICROORGANISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opportunistic microorganism
1, record 1, English, opportunistic%20microorganism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bacterium, virus, protozoan or fungus that takes advantage of certain opportunities to cause disease. 2, record 1, English, - opportunistic%20microorganism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These microorganisms are often ones that can lie dormant in body tissues for many years, such as the human herpes viruses, or that are extremely common but usually cause no symptoms of illness. When the immune system cannot raise an adequate response, these microorganisms are activated, begin to multiply, and soon overwhelm the body’s weakened defenses. 2, record 1, English, - opportunistic%20microorganism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microorganisme opportuniste
1, record 1, French, microorganisme%20opportuniste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Microorganisme] qui utilise l’opportunité offerte par des moyens de défense affaiblis de l’hôte pour occasionner une infection [ou maladie]. 2, record 1, French, - microorganisme%20opportuniste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les microorganismes opportunistes causent habituellement des infections plus sévères et/ou plus fréquentes chez les personnes immunodéprimées que chez les individus en bonne santé [...] Les infections opportunistes sont essentiellement des infections nosocomiales, c’est-à-dire contractées dans une structure de soins ou acquises en milieu hospitalier. 2, record 1, French, - microorganisme%20opportuniste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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