Actinomycosis in human is most commonly caused by Actinomyces israelii [1,3,21–26] which is an endogenous commensal present in the oral and GI-tract flora. [9,10,12,22,27] Actinomycetes typically ...

ALTHOUGH actinomycosis has been described for over 70 years, its frequency and potential seriousness have not been given recognition in the American literature until quite recently. The first ...

Actinomycosis is a rare, infectious disease in which bacteria spread from one part of the body to another through body tissues. Over time, it can result in linked abscesses, pain, and inflammation. It ...

Actinomyces and CCL11 are identified as significant contributors to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis through the gut-lung axis. Mendelian randomization implicated 12 gut microbiota taxa and 8 ...

Cultures of a specimen obtained by fine-needle aspiration of a liver lesion showed only Actinomyces israelii (inset). The patient was started on intravenous ampicillin and sulbactam. After eight weeks ...