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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections

MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13

Opportunistic infections found in patients who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The most common include PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA, Kaposi's sarcoma, cryptosporidiosis, herpes simplex, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and infections with Mycobacterium avium complex, Microsporidium, and Cytomegalovirus.

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Reference details

MeSH descriptor
D017088
Vocabulary edition
2026
Tree positions
C01.221.250.875.100; C01.597.050; C01.925.782.815.616.400.100; C20.673.480.100

Scope and definition

Opportunistic infections found in patients who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The most common include PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA, Kaposi's sarcoma, cryptosporidiosis, herpes simplex, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and infections with Mycobacterium avium complex, Microsporidium, and Cytomegalovirus.

Entry terms and synonyms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections AIDS Related Opportunistic Infections Opportunistic Infections, AIDS-Related AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infection Opportunistic Infection, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, AIDS Related HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections HIV-Related Opportunistic Infection HIV Related Opportunistic Infections Infection, HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections, HIV-Related Opportunistic Opportunistic Infection, HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections, HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections, HIV Related

Classification tree positions

C01.221.250.875.100 C01.597.050 C01.925.782.815.616.400.100 C20.673.480.100

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