Opportunistic infection
Opportunistic infections are infections that usually don't cause disease in a person with a healthy immune system, but can affect people with a poorly functioning or suppressed immune system because of immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by:
Related Topics:
Immune system - Immunodeficiency - Immunosuppression
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- malnutrition
- recurrent infections
- organ transplant recipients
- chemotherapy for cancer
- AIDS or HIV-infection
- Genetic predisposition
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