FACTORS PROMOTING PERSISTENCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC MICROORGANISMS

The increased role of opportunistic microorganisms in the origin of acute intestinal infections was discussed by many authors over recent years. The fact itself of isolating an opportunistic pathogen does not always indicate its implication in particular disease. Opportunistic flora is part of intestinal microflora of healthy people as transient representatives. In this connection one should consider both the number of opportunistic bacteria and the factors promoting their persistence, when one determines etiologic importance of opportunistic bacteria.

opportunistic microorganisms, acute intestinal infections, persistence factors