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Opportunistic infection
/ˌɑpərtˌunˈɪstɪk
ɪnfˈɛkʃən/
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Opportunistic infection
noun
1.
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).
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