Actinomyces—gathering evidence of human colonization and infection

V Hall - Anaerobe, 2008 - Elsevier
… of actinomycosis have been well documented. This mini-review focuses on perceptions of
human colonization and … and direct detection from clinical material. Arguably, of the greatest …

IUDs and colonization or infection with Actinomyces

C Westhoff - Contraception, 2007 - Elsevier
… Pelvic actinomycosis Actinomyces organisms may colonize the female genital tract and
are … This article will review Actinomyces colonization and abscesses in women wearing an …

Oral colonization with Actinomyces species in infants by two years of age

N Sarkonen, E Könönen, P Summanen… - Journal of dental …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
… We also picked potential Actinomyces colonies from non-selective medium after careful
scanning under the dissecting microscope andused a prolonged incubation (up to 10 days) to …

The clinical spectrum of Actinomyces-associated lesions of the oral mucosa and jawbones: correlations with histomorphometric analysis

I Kaplan, K Anavi, Y Anavi, S Calderon… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 2009 - Elsevier
… cases which presented only Actinomyces colonies devoid of … of actinomycosis versus inert
“floater” Actinomyces colonies … , we suggest that those colonies that are isolated from the …

Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management

F Valour, A Sénéchal, C Dupieux… - Infection and drug …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
colonize the human mouth and digestive and genital tracts. Physicians must be aware of
typical clinical presentations (such as cervicofacial actinomycosisActinomyces colonization

Actinomyces in infected osteoradionecrosis—underestimated?

T Hansen, M Kunkel, CJ Kirkpatrick, A Weber - Human pathology, 2006 - Elsevier
… We found prominent Actinomyces colonies in 20 (64.5%) of 31 patients. Most of these …
Actinomyces as presented in our study is not of significance. However, in our study, Actinomyces

Detection and prevalence of IUD-associated Actinomyces colonization and related morbidity: a prospective study of 69,925 cervical smears

JF Valicenti, AA Pappas, CD Graber, HO Williamson… - Jama, 1982 - jamanetwork.com
significant clinical infections. It appears that in the vast majority of cases, IUD\x=req-\ associated
Actinomyces colonization … In this study, the prevalence of Actinomyces in IUD wearers …

An investigation of the significance of Actinomycosis in tonsil disease

AC van Lierop, CAJ Prescott… - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
… be due to colonisation of the tonsils only. The series did however show a statistically significant
correlation between Actinomycosis colonisation and age with Actinomycosis being more …

Actinomyces and related organisms in human infections

E Könönen, WG Wade - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Indeed, at the age of 2 months, one-third of infants in one study were already colonized
with Actinomyces (28). On oral mucosal surfaces of these edentulous infants, A. odontolyticus …

Actinomycosis: a frequently forgotten disease

L Boyanova, R Kolarov, L Mateva, R Markovska… - Future …, 2015 - Future Medicine
Actinomyces colonies appear as molar tooth colonies on solid media or as breadcrumb
colonies … [32], the risk for Actinomyces colonization of the IUDs increases after 3 to 4 years only, …