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Actinomyces neuii: a case report of a rare cause of acute infective endocarditis and literature review

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
BackgroundInfective endocarditis caused by Actinomyces spp. is extremely rare. However, cases by new species of Actinomyces have been increasingly reported due to advances in laboratory techniques, and many of these species do not cause classic ...
Wei-Teng Yang, M. Grant
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Premature labor and neonatal sepsis caused by Actinomyces neuii.

open access: yesJournal of Infection and Public Health, 2019
Actinomycosis is a rare infection in patients younger than 10years of age. It mainly affects the cervicofacial region, but many other sites of infection have been recognized.
F. Alsohime   +5 more
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Polymicrobial infections with specific Actinomyces and related organisms, using the current taxonomy

open access: yesJournal of Oral Microbiology
Actinomyces organisms reside on mucosal surfaces of the oropharynx and the genitourinary tract. Polymicrobial infections with Actinomyces organisms are increasingly being reported in the literature.
E. Könönen
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates of Actinomyces and related genera reveals an unusual clindamycin resistance among Actinomyces urogenitalis strains.

open access: yesJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2017
OBJECTIVES Patterns of antimicrobial susceptibility in Actinomyces and related genera are very limited in the literature. Data of predominant susceptibility profiles could contribute to the establishment of an accurate empirical treatment.
C. Barberis   +10 more
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Case report of Actinomyces turicensis meningitis as a complication of purulent mastoiditis

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
BackgroundCentral nervous system (CNS) infections caused by Actinomyces spp. including brain abscess, actinomycoma, subdural empyema and epidural abscess are well described, however reports of Actinomyces-associated meningitis are scarcely reported.Case ...
B. Kocsis   +6 more
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The association of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw with Actinomyces spp. infection

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2016
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) represents a complication of bisphosphonate treatment that responds poorly to standard treatment. In a retrospective cohort study we investigated a possible role of Actinomyces spp.
G. Russmueller   +9 more
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Actinomyces spp. gene expression in root caries lesions

open access: yesJournal of Oral Microbiology, 2016
Background The studies of the distribution of Actinomyces spp. on carious and non-carious root surfaces have not been able to confirm the association of these bacteria with root caries, although they were extensively implicated as a prime suspect in root
Nailê Damé-Teixeira   +5 more
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Actinomyces: a deceptive infection of oral cavity

open access: yesJournal 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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Emerging role of Actinomyces meyeri in brain abscesses: A case report and literature review

open access: yesIDCases, 2017
We describe a case of a 29-year-old man from Pakistan who presented with progressive neurologic symptoms over 1 week and was found to have a right parietal cerebral abscess.
Laia J Vazquez Guillamet   +2 more
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A correlative study of the levels of salivary Streptococcus mutans, lactobacilli and Actinomyces with dental caries experience in subjects with mixed and permanent dentition

open access: yesJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2016
Purpose: The aim of the study was to estimate the salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacilli and Actinomyces and to correlate it with dental caries experience in mixed and permanent dentition.
A. Chokshi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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