Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preferred Name

Opportunistic infection

Synonyms
Definitions

Opportunistic infection are infections that occur more often or are more severe in people with weakened immune systems than in those with normal immune system functioning. An infection that is caused by a pathogen that would generally not be able to cause an infection in a host with a normal immune system. Such pathogens take advantage of the opportunity, so to speak, that is provided by a weakened immune system.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0031690

comment

Opportunistic infection are infections that occur more often or are more severe in people with weakened immune systems than in those with normal immune system functioning.

dc_date

2017-12-17T22:11:49Z

definition

An infection that is caused by a pathogen that would generally not be able to cause an infection in a host with a normal immune system. Such pathogens take advantage of the opportunity, so to speak, that is provided by a weakened immune system.

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0031690

label

Opportunistic infection

notation

HP:0031690

prefLabel

Opportunistic infection

terms_creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0032101

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0032101

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