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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. pathological processes and conditions
  3. infection
  4. opportunistic infection

Término preferido

opportunistic infection

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information 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.

    Fuente: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

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Sinónimos

  • opportunistic bacterial infections
  • opportunistic fungal infections
  • opportunistic viral infections

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URI

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

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