Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management

F Valour, A Sénéchal, C Dupieux… - Infection and drug …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Actinomycosis is a rare chronic disease caused by Actinomyces spp., anaerobic Gram-
positive bacteria that normally colonize the human mouth and digestive and genital tracts …

Actinomyces and related organisms in human infections

E Könönen, WG Wade - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Actinomyces israelii has long been recognized as a causative agent of actinomycosis.
During the past 3 decades, a large number of novel Actinomyces species have been …

[HTML][HTML] The diagnosis and management of pulmonary actinomycosis

M Boot, J Archer, I Ali - Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare infection caused by the bacterial species actinomyces.
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of pulmonary actinomycosis to improve …

Actinomycosis: a frequently forgotten disease

L Boyanova, R Kolarov, L Mateva, R Markovska… - Future …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Actinomycosis is a rare subacute or chronic, endogenous infection mainly by Actinomyces
species, showing low virulence through fimbriae and biofilms. Cervicofacial, thoracic …

Helicobacter pylori, periodontal pathogens, and their interactive association with incident all-cause and Alzheimer's disease dementia in a large national survey

MA Beydoun, HA Beydoun, J Weiss, S Hossain… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Co-infection between Helicobacter pylori (Hp) and groups of periodontal pathogens may
alter the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and all-cause dementia. We examined the …

Microbiological and Clinical Aspects of Cervicofacial Actinomyces Infections: An Overview

M Gajdács, E Urbán, G Terhes - Dentistry Journal, 2019 - mdpi.com
Similarly to other non-spore-forming Gram-positive anaerobes, members of the Actinomyces
genus are important saprophytic constituents of the normal microbiota of humans …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical features of actinomycosis: A retrospective, multicenter study of 28 cases of miscellaneous presentations

S Bonnefond, M Catroux, C Melenotte, L Karkowski… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Actinomycosis is a rare heterogeneous anaerobic infection with misleading clinical
presentations that delay diagnosis. A significant number of misdiagnosed cases have been …

Impact of long-term erythromycin therapy on the oropharyngeal microbiome and resistance gene reservoir in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

JM Choo, GCJ Abell, R Thomson, L Morgan, G Waterer… - Msphere, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Long-term macrolide therapy reduces rates of pulmonary exacerbation in bronchiectasis.
However, little is known about the potential for macrolide therapy to alter the composition …

Paediatric pulmonary actinomycosis: A forgotten disease

P Goussard, E Eber, H Rabie, P Nel… - Paediatric Respiratory …, 2022 - Elsevier
Actinomycosis is a rare, indolent and invasive infection caused by Actinomyces species.
Actinomycosis develops when there is disruption of the mucosal barrier, and invasion and …

Primary pulmonary actinomycosis: a retrospective analysis of 145 cases in mainland China

M Zhang, XY Zhang, YB Chen - The International Journal of …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
OBJECTIVE: To improve our understanding of pulmonary actinomycosis. METHODS: A
retrospective analysis of 145 cases in mainland China was conducted. RESULTS: The male …