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OPPORTUNISTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
Synonyms:
opportunist; opportunistic; timeserving
Classified under:
Similar:
expedient (serving to promote your interest)
Derivation:
opportunism (taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others)
Context examples:
Opportunistic infections occur in people with weakened immune systems.
(Opportunistic infection, NCI Dictionary)
O. intermedium is found in soil and is an opportunistic pathogen particularly in immunocompromised individuals or those with nosocomial infections.
(Ochrobactrum intermedium, NCI Thesaurus)
C. freundii is most commonly found in water, sewage, soil and food and is an opportunistic pathogen in neonates and immunocompromised patients.
(Citrobacter freundii, NCI Thesaurus)
C. innocuum is part of the RIC group of clostridium and is an opportunistic pathogen.
(Clostridium innocuum, NCI Thesaurus)
M. elsdenii is a commensal organism of the intestinal tract and rarely has been shown to be an opportunistic pathogen in humans.
(Megasphaera elsdenii, NCI Thesaurus)
M. odoratus is commonly found in soil and water and has been reported to cause opportunistic infections including cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, urinary tract infections, and surgical wound infections.
(Myroides odoratus, NCI Thesaurus)
C. ramosum is part of the RIC group of clostridium and is an opportunistic pathogen.
(Clostridium ramosum, NCI Thesaurus)
C. renale is an opportunistic pathogen that causes ascending urinary infection, pyelonephritis and abscesses.
(Corynebacterium renale, NCI Thesaurus)
C. braakii is most commonly found in soil, food, water, and the intestinal tract of humans and animals and is an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients.
(Citrobacter braakii, NCI Thesaurus)
An opportunistic infection caused by the human papillomavirus in a patient with AIDS.
(AIDS-Related Human Papillomavirus Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
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