Opportunistic infections

       Infections caused by opportunistic organisms which are organisms characterized by low pathogenicity causing infection in immunocompromized persons.

       Examples:

       Bacterial:

       Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

       Staph. epidermidis.

       Viral:

       Cytomegalo-virus.

       Fungal:

       Candida albicans.

       Protozoal:

      Pneumocystis carinii

      Diagnosis

      Clinical history

     Full clinical examination

      Laboratory

       General

       Microbiological

       Blood Culture

       Site culture e.g burns

 Need to know more read Lectures on applied clinical microbiolog 

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