ABSTRACT A case of Actinomyces hongkongensis pelvic actinomycosis in an adult woman
is described. Conventional phenotypic tests failed to identify the Gram-positive bacillus …

The disease caused by Actinomyces spp. is often of difficult diagnosis. Actinomyces spp. are
anaerobic or microaerophilic non-spore-forming gram-positive rods that may reach …

This review on AI is derived from journal articles spanning 64 years up to the present day
(1992). Themain body of the review is divided into four sections. Part 1 is concerned with …

Actinobacteria are the largest taxonomic group within the domain bacteria and one of the
largest phyla. They are cosmopolitan organisms with the capability of living in an array of …

Covering: 2006 to 2017 Actinomycetes have been, for decades, one of the most important
sources for the discovery of new antibiotics with an important number of drugs and analogs …

We describe the first case of bacteremia due to Actinomyces urogenitalis. Bacteremia was
secondary to a tubo-ovarian abscess following transvaginal oocyte retrieval. Identification …

Actinomycosis remains characteristically uncommon, but is still an important cause of
morbidity. Its clinical presentation is usually indolent and chronic as slow growing masses …

Actinomyces neuii rarely causes disease in humans. First described in 1985 in two patients
with postcataract endophthalmitis (4), A. neuii represents 17% of all clinical Actinomyces …

Actinomycosis is a rare heterogeneous anaerobic infection with misleading clinical
presentations that delay diagnosis. A significant number of misdiagnosed cases have been …

A 59-year-old, healthy Croatian presented with a slowly growing tumor in the left lower
abdomen, which was slightly painful on compression. He complained of neither dyspepsia …