The majority of infections that occur in organ transplant recipients are opportunistic and are a major cause of death in the immunocompromised patient. Opportunistic infections are caused by organisms ...

July 27, 2012 (Washington, DC) — Despite great reductions in opportunistic infections (OIs) since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for AIDS, they are still common, and ...

The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli's protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are responsible ...

Autoantibodies against interleukin-12 (anti–interleukin-12) are often identified in patients with thymoma, but opportunistic infections develop in only some of these patients. Interleukin-12 (with ...

Advanced therapies are not linked to increased risk for serious or opportunistic infections, cancer, operations, or mortality among those with HIV and IBD.

The death rate among these patients is about 15 percent, researchers reported. The virus should be added to the list of opportunistic infections seen in patients with advanced H.I.V., scientists said.