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Opportunistic Bacteria

Opportunistic pathogens are microorganisms that do not usually infect healthy hosts but produce infection in hospitals to immunosuppressed persons or those patients presenting underlying diseases such as cystic fibrosis, which favors infection. The opportunistic bacteria do not cause any trouble when a person is healthy and may cause adverse effects in the intestines when the body is weak. Examples of opportunistic bacteria are Bacteroides, E.coli. and Streptococcus.

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What are pseudomonas infections?

Query: Hello doctor, I would like to know about pseudomonas species infection, its treatment and risk factors. Please guide.  Read Full »

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Dr. Alok Rathi

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pseudomonas species are gram negative rods and aerobes. They are present almost everywhere. They are opportunistic, which means they may be normally present as commensal in patients and only cause infection when immunity decreases and patient is sick. For same reason the...  Read Full »

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