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Characterization of a Deep-Sea Actinobacterium Strain Uncovers Its Prominent Capability of Utilizing Taurine and Polyvinyl Alcohol

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Actinobacteria represent a large group of important prokaryotes with great application potentials and widely distribute in diverse natural environments including the ocean.
Yingqi Tan   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does tonsil hypertrophy occur as a result of colonization of actinomycosis?

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2019
To determine the relationship between the presence of actinomyces in adenoid/tonsillar tissue and hypertrophy, and to investigate seasonal changes in frequency of actinomycosis in adenoidectomy/tonsillectomy materials.
Eren Altun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Actinomyces OdontolyticusBacteremia

open access: yesEmerging 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
openaire   +3 more sources

Honey: Antimicrobial actions and role in disease management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The ancient treatment of dressing infected wounds with honey is rapidly becoming re-established in professional medicine, especially where wounds are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Molan, Peter C.
core   +2 more sources

Lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis and psoas abscess caused by Actinomyces israelii after an operation under general anesthesia in a patient with end-stage renal disease: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
BackgroundActinomycosis is a chronic, slowly progressive infection caused by the Actinomyces species. Lumbar vertebral involvement of Actinomyces israelii is extremely rare; this is the first case report of lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis and psoas ...
Yutaka Yamada   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pulmonary Actinomycosis in a 65-Year-Old Female with Poor Oral Dentition

open access: yesDiagnostics
Pulmonary actinomycosis is an uncommon clinical entity that can be challenging to diagnose due to its non-specific symptomatology. Misdiagnosis and delayed treatment may result in invasive procedures and extended antimicrobial treatment courses.
Sha Yi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial urinary tract infections associated with transitional cell carcinoma in dogs. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BackgroundUrinary tract infections (UTI) are believed to be common in dogs with transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), but incidence and contributing factors have not been reported.ObjectivesTo determine the frequency and bacterial agents associated with UTI
Budreckis, DM   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevention of Initial Bacterial Attachment by Osteopontin and Other Bioactive Milk Proteins

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2022
A considerable body of work has studied the involvement of osteopontin (OPN) in human physiology and pathology, but comparably little is known about the interaction of OPN with prokaryotic cells.
Mathilde Frost Kristensen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of chronic azithromycin treatment on the composition of the oropharyngeal microbial community in patients with severe asthma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: This study of the oropharyngeal microbiome complements the previously published AZIthromycin in Severe ASThma (AZISAST) clinical trial, where the use of azithromycin was assessed in subjects with exacerbationprone severe asthma.
Brusselle, Guy   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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