Opportunistic infection

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Opportunistic infections (OI) are caused by micro-organisms that (sometimes called opportunists) that under normal circumstances do not cause infections, but in certain clinical contexts, most commonly immunosuppression, they may become pathogenic 1.

  • -<p><strong>Opportunistic infections</strong> (<strong>OI</strong>) are caused by micro-organisms that under normal circumstances do not cause infections, but in certain clinical contexts, most commonly immunosuppression, they may become pathogenic <sup>1</sup>.</p>
  • +<p><strong>Opportunistic infections</strong> (<strong>OI</strong>) are caused by <a href="/articles/micro-organisms">micro-organisms</a> (sometimes called opportunists) that under normal circumstances do not cause <a href="/articles/infection">infections</a>, but in certain clinical contexts, most commonly <a href="/articles/immunosuppression">immunosuppression</a>, they may become pathogenic <sup>1</sup>.</p>

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  • 1. William Alexander Newman Dorland. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. (2018) <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?vid=ISBN9781416023647">ISBN: 9781416023647</a><span class="ref_v4"></span>

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