Opportunistic infection

In early 1981, several young men reported that they are having several infections like pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma a type of cancer and other opportunistic infections. (A timeline of aids) Several people lost their life too. At that time medical world was not aware of what causes those infections. Only thing known was the symptoms were seen mostly in gay men. In September 1982 CDC named those symptoms as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS. (Holland, 2013) Later studies done by Dr. Robert

optimization and validation using molecular docking analysis. Such analysis identified potent nutraceuticals with a physiological functional indicator of combined effects of progression of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) infections in pre-existing inflammatory disorder (RA). These indicators are useful for

Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection and cause of death among people living with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Olaniran, Hassan-Olajokun, Oyovwevotu & Agunlejika, 2011). HIV-positive patients have about a 20-37 folds higher chance of developing Tuberculosis than their HIV-negative counterparts (Kamath, Sharma, Pattanshetty, Hegde & Chandrasekaran, 2013) The interaction between these two diseases has synergistic effect leading to excessive burden on the patient, their

Introduction An opportunistic infection is an infection that normal immune systems can usually fight off but weakened immune systems cannot. The germs take this opportunity to enter the body and cause an infection. The immune system is the body’s natural disease-fighting system. What causes opportunistic infections? Many types of bacteria, viruses, and fungi can cause opportunistic infections. The types of infections that you are at risk for are related to the reason your immune system is weak. For

the net pathogenic effect and wound infections severity, which show a correlation between microflora of the gut, skin or oral cavity and pathogens infect wounds (Bowler et al., 2001). Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal gram-positive cocci that considered as a leading cause of wound infections and a potential cause of life-threating infections as sepsis, endocarditis, toxic-shock syndrome, osteomyelitis and pneumonia (Breathnach, 2013). It is an opportunistic pathogens possess many virulence factors

II) Pulmonary infections: 1-Bacterial infection: The bacterial infection in lung usually starts with the introduction of organisms into the airways. The routes by which bacteria can reach air spaces are inhalation of an aerosol, aspiration of respiratory or gastrointestinal secretions, or bacteraemic spread. The common bacilli include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, anaerobic bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, enteric gram-negative bacilli, Pseudomonas spp., Acinetobacter spp., Mycobacterium

twelve experiments to help us to do so. After conduction my experiments I was able to identify my unknown as the organism Pseudomonas aeruginosa. P. aeruginosa is a “ubiquitous environmental bacterium that is one of the top three causes of opportunistic human infections.” (***) An important part of this organism

2.1.1. Most common pathogenic strains that cause wound infection The most common pathogenic strains that cause wound infection is Staphylococcus aureus (35%), Escherichia coli (15%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13%) and other bacteria (37%) (Amit Kumar Gupta et al., 2015). In another study, Staphylococcus aureus has been reported as the major cause of wound infection with (24.2%), followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (21.4 %), Escherichia coli (14.8 %) and another different organism (39.6 %) (Jyoti Sangwan

A decrease in white blood cells leads to a risk of developing infections. A decrease in red blood cells can cause anaemia and decrease in platelets increases the propensity of bleeding. Methotrexate increases the skin’s sensitivity to sunlight and hence you must use a high-factor sun cream if you go out in sun. Seek immediate medical attention, if you develop the following symptoms, Fever, sore throat Any other symptoms of infection Unexplained bleeding or bruising. Jaundice (skin and eyes turn

Opportunistic and invasive fungal infections have increased dramatically in recent years. Candida and Aspergillus spp. are the most famous fungal pathogens that account for majority of invasive and opportunistic fungal infections, respectively, occurring worldwide. 1This scenario is being observed among individuals with suppressed immune systems brought about by the use of cytotoxic drugs, immunosuppressive therapy, or human immunodeficiency virus infection.2 These infections have also been observed