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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Tree Number(s)
C01.221.250.875.100
C01.597.050
C01.925.782.815.616.400.100
C20.673.480.100
Unique ID
D017088
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017088
Annotation
coord IM with HIV-1 or HIV-2 (IM or NIM if pertinent); coord IM with specific opportunistic infect (IM)
Scope Note
Opportunistic infections found in patients who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The most common include PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA, Kaposi's sarcoma, cryptosporidiosis, herpes simplex, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and infections with Mycobacterium avium complex, Microsporidium, and Cytomegalovirus.
Entry Version
AIDS RELAT OPPORTUNISTIC INFECT
Entry Term(s)
HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections
Opportunistic Infections, AIDS-Related
Opportunistic Infections, HIV-Related
Previous Indexing
Opportunistic Infections (1983-1992)
specific HIV infection (1983-1992)
specific opportunistic infection (1983-1992)
See Also
Meningitis, Cryptococcal
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Public MeSH Note
93
History Note
93
Date Introduced
1993/01/01
Last Updated
2022/07/14
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Preferred
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