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Categories: Infectious diseases, Immunology, Immune system disorders, Articles with short description
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opportunistic infection  Aids-related opportunistic infections  Opportunisitc  opportunistic bacteria  Opportunistic bacterium
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Any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs) WordNet 3.0
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An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens that take advantage of an opportunity not normally available. Wikipedia
Infection caused by pathogens that take advantage of an opportunity not normally available Wikidata
Any infection that causes disease and occurs only when the host's immune system is impaired. Wiktionary