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 ...

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous infection caused by filamentous Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. Clinical presentation is often indolent and non-specific ...

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 ...