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opportunistic infection
/ ŏp′ər-to̅o̅-nĭs′tĭk /
- An infection by a microorganism that normally does not cause disease but does so when lowered resistance to infection is caused by the impairment of the body's immune system.
opportunistic infection
- An infection caused by a microorganism that under normal conditions would not bring about disease. Opportunistic infections occur when the body's immune system is weakened by disease or malnutrition . ( See AIDS .)
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