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Actinomyces: a deceptive infection of oral cavity
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2017 Actinomycosis is an infrequent chronic infection regarded as the most misdiagnosed disease by experienced clinicians. The Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institute of Health has also listed this disease as a “rare disease.” This article presents ...
R. Thukral +4 more
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Auricular Perichondritis in the Cartilage Piercing Era
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.The demographics, clinical presentation, treatment, and complications of piercing‐induced auricular perichondritis (P‐IAP) and piercing‐free auricular perichondritis (P‐FAP) were studied. P‐IAP has different demographics, comorbidities, disease course, and microbiology compared to P‐FAP.
Omer J. Ungar +7 more
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Adenotonsillar Microbiome Shifts in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This study compares the microbiomes of adenoids and tonsils in pediatric OSAS patients and healthy controls using 16S rRNA sequencing. Significant differences were found in the tonsillar microbiome of OSAS patients, with lower alpha diversity and an overrepresentation of pathogenic genera like Haemophilus and Neisseria, while adenoid microbiomes showed
Oded Kraus +7 more
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Small, EarlyView.Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising candidates for next‐generation antibiotics, acting through mechanisms such as membrane disruption and intracellular targeting. This review examines how variations in bacterial membrane composition critically influence AMP activity.
Paolo Rossetti +5 more
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Gingival Swelling; Surprisingly Actinomycosis!
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023 Actinomycosis is a rare disease. Its diagnosis is challenging clinically as it mimics many other infectious diseases and neoplasms. In this scenario, a simple timely biopsy can come to the clinician’s rescue.
Rashmi G. Sawant +2 more
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Ultrasonographic features of gastrointestinal ulcerations in cats
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Gastrointestinal ulceration in cats can be life threatening due to the risk of perforation and septic peritonitis. However, the ultrasound findings associated with this condition and their diagnostic sensitivities have not been described.
Ana Bach +3 more
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Isolation of a bacteriophage for actinomyces viscosus [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 1978 A lytic phage which produces clear plaques on a human isolate of Actinomyces viscosus was isolated from a sample of raw domestic sewage.
G E Minah, A L Delisle, R K Nauman
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An unusual presentation of actinomycosis in a dairy cow [PDF]
, 2017 A first lactation dairy cow (in late gestation) presented with a hard round swelling of the right olecranon and slight lameness. A lateromedial radiograph of the right olecranon had a mottled appearance with indistinct borders.
Bortolami, A +3 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 Background Canine aortic valve endocarditis carries a poor prognosis. In the current literature there are only two reports of infectious endocarditis associated with Actinomyces; Actinomyces turicensis and an Actinomyces-like organism.
G. Giannoulopoulos, K. Errington
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Actinomyces OdontolyticusBacteremia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 We describe two immunosuppressed female patients with fever and Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteremia, a combination documented once previously in an immunocompetent male patient. The patients were treated with doxycycline and clindamycin; these drugs, with beta-lactams, are effective treatment for A. odontolyticus infections.
Lawrence A. Cone +2 more
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