Opportunistic infection

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 16 Mar 2020

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

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