Opportunistic Oral Infections.
An opportunistic infection (OI) is a disease of microbial cause or pathogenesis generally thought to occur in hosts with weakened immunity. Oral OIs are associated with many risk factors and pathogens. Causative organisms for oral OIs have unique modes of transmission. The clinical presentation of oral OIs is heterogeneous and diagnosis can be challenging. Therefore, laboratory identification of causative pathogens is useful for definitive diagnosis and targeted therapeutics, and can be achieved by biological, serologic, histologic, and/or molecular methods. Clinical risk assessment and history with review of systems, and accurate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, are essential.
Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences and Dental Hygiene, Center for Biofilms, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 925 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Electronic address: sedghiza@usc.edu.
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Sedghizadeh
Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences and Dental Hygiene, Center for Biofilms, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 925 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
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Mahabady
Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Radiology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 305 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
HIV; Microbiology; Opportunistic infection; Oral; Pathogens