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Opportunistic Infections

Opportunistic infections are infections caused by pathogens that typically do not produce serious disease in people with healthy immune systems but that take advantage of a weakened immune defense to cause illness. They are particularly important in the context of HIV/AIDS, where progressive loss of immune cells lea…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 9× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2324-7339 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Opportunistic infections are infections caused by pathogens that typically do not produce serious disease in people with healthy immune systems but that take advantage of a weakened immune defense to cause illness. They are particularly important in the context of HIV/AIDS, where progressive loss of immune cells leaves the body vulnerable to a range of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Common opportunistic infections in advanced HIV include certain pneumonias, fungal infections such as cryptococcal disease and candidiasis, and various viral and parasitic infections, and they can affect many organ systems with varying severity. Their prevention and management are central to HIV care and depend on restoring immune function through antiretroviral therapy, along with prophylaxis, early diagnosis, and targeted treatment. This page draws on the journal's peer-reviewed, open-access research in HIV/AIDS and prevention, including work on the clinical profiles and outcomes of HIV-infected patients in the antiretroviral era, the prevalence and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species, and the use of cryptococcal antigen testing as a biomarker in cryptococcal meningitis. Together these studies illustrate the diagnosis, burden, and management of opportunistic infections in people living with HIV, situating the topic within the broader effort to improve outcomes through prevention and treatment.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2014

Phytochemicals May Arrest HIV-1 Progression

Sharma B.Corresponding author
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science,
Exact topic Clinical Research In HIV AIDS And Prevention Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-13-edt.1.3
2013

Pattern of Use of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Regimens and Pattern of Occurrence of Adverse Drug Reactions in an Indian Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Patients

Rajesh RadhakrishnanCorresponding author
Radhakrishnan Rajesh M.Pharm, Asst Professor (Senior Grade), Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal- 576 104, Karnataka, India.
Exact topic Clinical Research In HIV AIDS And Prevention Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-12-174

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 9 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Opportunistic Infections, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Clinical Research In HIV AIDS And Prevention (ISSN 2324-7339).

Journal editorial board
Manoj Sarma · United States Mohammed Merzah · Hungary Marta Talavera · Spain

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