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Actinomycetales infectious disease

MedGen UID:
1732
•Concept ID:
C0001255
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Actinomycetales Infection; Actinomycetales Infections; Actinomycete Infection; Actinomycete Infections; Infection, Actinomycetales; Infection, Actinomycete; Infections, Actinomycetales; Infections, Actinomycete
SNOMED CT: Infection caused by Actinomycetales (721751007); Actinomycetales infection (721751007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006921

Definition

An infectious process caused by actinomycetales which is an order of Actinobacteria. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVActinomycetales infectious disease

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Using 16s rRNA sequencing to characterize the microbiome of tropical cutaneous ulcer disease: insights into the microbial landscape and implications for diagnosis and treatment.
Handley BL, Sokana O, Addo KK, Wagner J, Fookes M, Harding-Esch E, Marks M, Thomson NR, Doyle RM
Microb Genom 2024 May;10(5) doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001234. PMID: 38739120Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of pulmonary infection due to Rhodococcus equi.
Lin WV, Kruse RL, Yang K, Musher DM
Clin Microbiol Infect 2019 Mar;25(3):310-315. Epub 2018 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.04.033. PMID: 29777923
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 121: Long-acting reversible contraception: Implants and intrauterine devices.
Obstet Gynecol 2011 Jul;118(1):184-196. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318227f05e. PMID: 21691183

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Using 16s rRNA sequencing to characterize the microbiome of tropical cutaneous ulcer disease: insights into the microbial landscape and implications for diagnosis and treatment.
Handley BL, Sokana O, Addo KK, Wagner J, Fookes M, Harding-Esch E, Marks M, Thomson NR, Doyle RM
Microb Genom 2024 May;10(5) doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001234. PMID: 38739120Free PMC Article
Lactobacillus plantarum Lipoteichoic Acid Inhibits Oral Multispecies Biofilm.
Kim AR, Ahn KB, Yun CH, Park OJ, Perinpanayagam H, Yoo YJ, Kum KY, Han SH
J Endod 2019 Mar;45(3):310-315. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2018.12.007. PMID: 30803538
Bacteremia due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: case report and review of literature.
Ding X, Yu Y, Chen M, Wang C, Kang Y, Li H, Lou J
BMC Infect Dis 2017 Jun 12;17(1):419. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2523-5. PMID: 28606064Free PMC Article
The contribution of histopathological examination to the diagnosis of cervico-facial actinomycosis: a retrospective analysis of 68 cases.
Lo Muzio L, Favia G, Lacaita M, De Lillo A, Scully C, Napoli A, Lo Russo L, Maiorano E
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014 Nov;33(11):1915-8. Epub 2014 May 29 doi: 10.1007/s10096-014-2165-0. PMID: 24870370
Rhodococcus equi infection in HIV-infected individuals: case reports and review of the literature.
Topino S, Galati V, Grilli E, Petrosillo N
AIDS Patient Care STDS 2010 Apr;24(4):211-22. doi: 10.1089/apc.2009.0248. PMID: 20377432

Diagnosis

The Brief Case: Tropheryma whipplei Infection Resulting in Neurological Symptoms.
Hyche MH, Kent P, Schammel CMG, Devane M, Fiester SE, Call M, Knight J
J Clin Microbiol 2022 Aug 17;60(8):e0147821. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01478-21. PMID: 35975990Free PMC Article
Closing the Brief Case: Tropheryma whipplei Infection Resulting in Neurological Symptoms.
Hyche MH, Kent P, Schammel CMG, Devane M, Fiester SE, Call M, Knight J
J Clin Microbiol 2022 Aug 17;60(8):e0159521. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01595-21. PMID: 35975989Free PMC Article
Tsukamurella pneumonia misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis.
Liu X, Shi J, Wang X, Chen Y, Zheng L
Lancet Infect Dis 2022 Jul;22(7):1090. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00134-7. PMID: 35752177
A Case of Actinomycosis in the Rosenmüller's Fossa.
Kusaka T, Kuwashima S, Hiraumi H, Sato H
Ear Nose Throat J 2022 Nov;101(9):NP389-NP391. Epub 2020 Nov 25 doi: 10.1177/0145561320974850. PMID: 33236645
Actinomyces neuii Isolated From a 20-Month-Old Girl With Cervical Lymphadenitis.
Walther K, Bruder E, Goldenberger D, Mayr J, Schaad UB, Ritz N
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2015 Sep;4(3):e32-7. Epub 2014 Oct 14 doi: 10.1093/jpids/piu096. PMID: 26407440

Therapy

The Brief Case: Tropheryma whipplei Infection Resulting in Neurological Symptoms.
Hyche MH, Kent P, Schammel CMG, Devane M, Fiester SE, Call M, Knight J
J Clin Microbiol 2022 Aug 17;60(8):e0147821. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01478-21. PMID: 35975990Free PMC Article
Closing the Brief Case: Tropheryma whipplei Infection Resulting in Neurological Symptoms.
Hyche MH, Kent P, Schammel CMG, Devane M, Fiester SE, Call M, Knight J
J Clin Microbiol 2022 Aug 17;60(8):e0159521. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01595-21. PMID: 35975989Free PMC Article
A Case of Actinomycosis in the Rosenmüller's Fossa.
Kusaka T, Kuwashima S, Hiraumi H, Sato H
Ear Nose Throat J 2022 Nov;101(9):NP389-NP391. Epub 2020 Nov 25 doi: 10.1177/0145561320974850. PMID: 33236645
Lactobacillus plantarum Lipoteichoic Acid Inhibits Oral Multispecies Biofilm.
Kim AR, Ahn KB, Yun CH, Park OJ, Perinpanayagam H, Yoo YJ, Kum KY, Han SH
J Endod 2019 Mar;45(3):310-315. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2018.12.007. PMID: 30803538
Actinomyces neuii Isolated From a 20-Month-Old Girl With Cervical Lymphadenitis.
Walther K, Bruder E, Goldenberger D, Mayr J, Schaad UB, Ritz N
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2015 Sep;4(3):e32-7. Epub 2014 Oct 14 doi: 10.1093/jpids/piu096. PMID: 26407440

Prognosis

Actinomyces-induced Osteomyelitis of the Mandible - A Rare Disease?
Nieves-Velez C, Rivera-Gonzalez G, Antony S
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2024;24(6):e300124226501. doi: 10.2174/0118715265275102231217155015. PMID: 38299277
Actinomyces meyeri causing disseminated actinomycosis in the presence of concurrent bronchogenic carcinoma.
Cliffe A, Hassan W, Ward D, Elgara M
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Feb 8;15(2) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247577. PMID: 35135804Free PMC Article
Actinomyces neuii and neonatal sepsis.
Mann C, Dertinger S, Hartmann G, Schurz R, Simma B
Infection 2002 Jun;30(3):178-80. doi: 10.1007/s15010-002-2165-3. PMID: 12120948
Whipple's disease.
Fantry GT, James SP
Dig Dis 1995 Mar-Apr;13(2):108-18. doi: 10.1159/000171492. PMID: 7586631
Rhodococcus equi pneumonia: case report and literature review.
Frame BC, Petkus AF
Ann Pharmacother 1993 Nov;27(11):1340-2. doi: 10.1177/106002809302701105. PMID: 8286804

Clinical prediction guides

Sputum production and salivary microbiome in COVID-19 patients reveals oral-lung axis.
Lu KY, Alqaderi H, Bin Hasan S, Alhazmi H, Alghounaim M, Devarajan S, Freire M, Altabtbaei K
PLoS One 2024;19(7):e0300408. Epub 2024 Jul 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300408. PMID: 39052548Free PMC Article
Urinary Actinomyces infection with a urachal remnant.
Kashiwagi R, Watari T, Oshiro A, Kikuchi K
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Dec 8;15(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-252164. PMID: 36593624Free PMC Article
Parkinson's: another look.
Broxmeyer L
Med Hypotheses 2002 Oct;59(4):373-7. doi: 10.1016/s0306-9877(02)00188-3. PMID: 12208174
Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus: case report and review.
Kwa AL, Tam VH, Rybak MJ
Pharmacotherapy 2001 Aug;21(8):998-1002. doi: 10.1592/phco.21.11.998.34512. PMID: 11718503
Endocarditis caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum.
Alós JI, Barros C, Gómez-Garcés JL
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1995 Dec;14(12):1085-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01590944. PMID: 8681985

Recent systematic reviews

Brain abscess caused by Actinomyces turicensis in a non-immunocompromised adult patient: a case report and systematic review of the literature.
Imeneo A, Rindi LV, Di Lorenzo A, Cavasio RA, Vitale P, Spalliera I, Dauri M, Biasucci DG, Giuliano I, D'Agostini C, Minelli S, Bossa MC, Altieri A, Andreoni M, Malagnino V, Iannetta M, Sarmati L
BMC Infect Dis 2024 Jan 20;24(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-08995-w. PMID: 38245682Free PMC Article
Infective endocarditis by Actinomyces species: a systematic review.
Ioannou P, Baliou S, Papakitsou I, Kofteridis DP
J Chemother 2023 Apr;35(2):87-94. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2022.2061182. PMID: 35383546
Mycetoma in Uganda: A neglected tropical disease.
Kwizera R, Bongomin F, Meya DB, Denning DW, Fahal AH, Lukande R
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020 Apr;14(4):e0008240. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008240. PMID: 32348300Free PMC Article
Actinomyces cavernous sinus infection: a case and systematic literature review.
Lubomski M, Dalgliesh J, Lee K, Damodaran O, McKew G, Reddel S
Pract Neurol 2018 Oct;18(5):373-377. Epub 2018 Apr 12 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001844. PMID: 29650638
Actinomyces neuii Isolated From a 20-Month-Old Girl With Cervical Lymphadenitis.
Walther K, Bruder E, Goldenberger D, Mayr J, Schaad UB, Ritz N
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2015 Sep;4(3):e32-7. Epub 2014 Oct 14 doi: 10.1093/jpids/piu096. PMID: 26407440

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