Infection typically involves the neck and face, lungs, or abdominal and pelvic organs
viscosus, A
Severe or extensive actinomycosis – Severe, extensive infection is often invasive and associated with significant purulence or fistulous tracts, and often
Actinomyces species appear to be susceptible to a wide range of beta-lactam agents and these, when
Human actinomycosis, a chronic, granulomatous infectious disease, has been recognized for a long time ( 1 ), and its causative agent, originally named
β-Lactam antimicrobial agents remain the first choice, whereas metronidazole should be
Sue, Sara D
It is characterized by a painless "lumpy jaw"
The initial dose is 3×2 g amoxicillin plus 3 × 0
Clindamycin and moxifloxacin are often prescribed in dentistry, and we wanted to determine whether Actinomyces spp
The genus Actinomyces is a heterogeneous group of Gram-positive, catalase-negative pleomorphic rods that are part of the commensal microbiota of the oral and gastrointestinal tract
The presence of autoinducer 2 in two-species communities containing Streptococcus oralis and Actinomyces oris enables mutualistic growth Dissemination of antibiotic resistance traits is of In the primary screen, a total of 200,834 small molecules were tested for their ability to impair A
naeslundii, A
viscosus (41
oris were the other species identified in the remaining 25% of the cases (Table (Table1)
This species of bacteria normally resides in the crevices between the teeth and gums, on the tonsils, and on mucus membranes lining the intestines and vagina
Actinomyces species are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacilli
They only cause an infection if they get into the lining of areas such as the mouth or gut
Actinomyces oris Henssge et al
succiniciruminis) and dental plaque (A
Meropenem is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used against mixed infections that can usually be found in the oral cavity
A fully In this context, the great diversity of the metabolites with antibiotic activity produced by the Actinomyces is an important tool to tackle the antibiotic-resistance crisis
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, previously identified as Actinomyces naeslundii genospecies 1, 2 and WVA 963