Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. [[Actinomycosis]] is an unusual chronic infection caused by a group of anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli from the [[Actinomyces]] genus. Actinomyces israelii is the mainly microorganism involved in human diseases, while Actinomyces meyeri, in dissimilarity to other species of Actinomyces, is a rare cause of human actinomycosis. A. meyeri regularly causes pulmonary disease, but instead there are few cases of empyema, displaying a predisposition for dissemination to distant organs. A. meyeri respiratory infection grants nonspecific symptoms or radiological characteristic findings. Consequently, microbiological and histological examinations are imperative for diagnosis. see [[Intracranial actinomycosis]]. actinomycosis.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:54by 127.0.0.1