NALT

Preferred term

opportunistic infection

Topic

A serious and progressive infection by a microorganism that does not cause any disease in healthy organisms, however, it may cause infection when the immune system of the host is compromised. This type of infection is usually seen in organisms with weaker immunity.

infection

opportunistic bacterial infections
opportunistic fungal infections
opportunistic viral infections

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

95008

Spanish

infección oportunista

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/300187

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Created 5/15/17, last modified 11/3/20