Question
List one viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic opportunistic infection seen in AIDS patients.
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Answer
One viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic opportunistic infection seen in AIDS patients:
- Viral: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis — reactivation of latent CMV causing a leading cause of blindness in untreated advanced AIDS.
- Bacterial: Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection — occurring at very low CD4 counts (<50 cells/μL).
- Fungal: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) — a classical AIDS-defining opportunistic infection.
- Parasitic: Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis — from reactivation of latent infection, another classical AIDS-defining condition.
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