A mouse lung infection model (Mygind et al, 2005; Ling et al, 2015) was used to evaluate the potential of AMSIN in the treatment of acute respiratory infection. To this end, ICR female mice (30 g each ...

Most commonly, actinomycosis is an incidental finding on Pap smear. Women with a Pap smear reading of actinomycosis should be evaluated for the presence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID ...

The most frequently encountered form of Actinomyces infection is cervicofacial actinomycosis, which accounts for 50% of all cases. Thoracic actinomycosis represents 15–20% of cases, while ...

Primary gastric actinomycosis is an indolent infection. If the disease is recognized, the prognosis is good because antibiotic treatment, particularly penecillin is very effective.

Actinomycosis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces israelii, a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium typically found in the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. This infection can ...

Ruth Tunnicliff, The Organism of Actinomyces-Like Tonsillar Granules, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 38, No. 4 (Apr., 1926), pp. 366-370 ...

INTRODUCTION. Actinomycosis is a subacute to chronic infection caused by filamentous Gram-positive bacteria, anaerobic [1, 2], non-acidic [1, 2] and without spores.This disease has, clinically, four ...

These disease-causing mutations are carried by up to 2% of people of Northern European descent. However, not everyone who carries the mutations ultimately develops a POLG-related disorder.

Excess dietary sugars are potentially pro-inflammatory, dysbiosis-inducing, addictive, and hypercaloric and can initiate and aggravate periodontal inflammation. (AGE- advanced glycation end ...

Ponfick, 5 in 1879, established the causative role of actinomyces in the human disease. In 1885, Israel 6 published the first adequate clinical account of actinomycosis.

A case of pericardial actinomycosis mimicking a pericardial tumour is reported. After the appearance of non-specific subpleural pulmonary nodules, a 48 year old woman presented with fever and clinical ...