ArticleCureus2025
Actinomyces in the Bloodstream: A Pathogen or Passenger?
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Actinomycosis of the Tongue Mimicking a Benign Tumor: A Case Report With Ultrasonographic and Histopathological Findings.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
- Significance, clinical spectrum, and microbiological evaluation of Actinomyces blood stream infections.IJID regions · 2025Article
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Abstract
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methodsThis cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted using data on patients admitted to the University of Louisville Healthcare network between June 2022 and May 2023. Positive blood cultures for any species of
resultsThe mean age of patients was 58.5 years (SD = 21.26), with 66.67% male patients. Treatment was administered to only 11.11% (n=2) of patients, highlighting a predominant trend of non-treatment (n=16, 88.89%). Follow-up data for 17 cases indicated a mean duration of 6.58 months (SD = 6.15), ranging from 1 to 26 months. Mortality was observed in 33.33% of cases, although some deaths were attributed to unrelated causes.
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