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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

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVActinomycetales infectious disease

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Clinical finding
  - Finding by Cause
    - Infection
      - Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
        Bacterial infectious disease
        Actinomycetales infectious disease
        Actinomycotic infection
        Actinomycotic mycetoma
        Cervicofacial actinomycosis
        Whipple disease
        Infection caused by Corynebacterium
        Diphtheria
        Anterior nasal diphtheria
        Erythrasma
        Mycobacterial infectious disease
        Buruli ulcer
        Inactive tuberculosis
        Leprosy
        Multibacillary leprosy
        Paucibacillary leprosy
        Lymphogranuloma venereum
        Mycobacterial infection (excluding tuberculosis AND leprosy)
        Infection caused by Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
        Mycobacterium avium complex disease
        Tuberculosis
        Central nervous system tuberculosis
        Cutaneous tuberculosis
        Endocrine tuberculosis
        Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
        Gastrointestinal tuberculosis
        Hepatic tuberculosis
        Infection caused by Mycobacterium bovis
        Laryngeal tuberculosis
        Lymph node tuberculosis
        Miliary tuberculosis
        Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
        Oral tuberculosis
        Pleural tuberculosis
        Pre-Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
        Pulmonary tuberculosis
        Skeletal tuberculosis
        Splenic tuberculosis
        Tuberculoma
        Tuberculosis of adrenal glands
        Tuberculosis of bone
        Tuberculosis of meninges
        Tuberculosis of urinary organs
        Tuberculosis, Avian
        Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular
        Tuberculosis, spinal
        Tuberculous abscess
        Tuberculous ascites
        Tuberculous empyema
        Tuberculous peritonitis
        Urogenital tuberculosis
        Nocardiosis
        Mycetoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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

Actinomycetoma and advances in its treatment.

Welsh O, Vera-Cabrera L, Welsh E, Salinas MC
Clin Dermatol 2012 Jul-Aug;30(4):372-81. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.06.027. PMID: 22682184

The common mycobacterial antigens and their importance in the treatment of disease.

Stanford J, Stanford C, Stansby G, Bottasso O, Bahr G, Grange J
Curr Pharm Des 2009;15(11):1248-60. doi: 10.2174/138161209787846838. PMID: 19355964

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Oral Abundance of Actinomyces spp. in Breast Cancer Patients.

Bilgilier C, Fuereder T, Kastner MT, Vass Z, Brandl I, Sahbegovic H, Singer CF, Steininger C
Oncology 2022;100(4):221-227. Epub 2022 Jan 20 doi: 10.1159/000522070. PMID: 35051923 Free PMC Article

Clinical Characteristics of Actinomyces viscosus Bacteremia.

Hsiao YC, Lee YH, Ho CM, Tseng CH, Wang JH
Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Oct 5;57(10) doi: 10.3390/medicina57101064. PMID: 34684101 Free PMC Article

Bacteria that masquerade as fungi: actinomycosis/nocardia.

Sullivan DC, Chapman SW
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2010 May;7(3):216-21. doi: 10.1513/pats.200907-077AL. PMID: 20463251

The common mycobacterial antigens and their importance in the treatment of disease.

Stanford J, Stanford C, Stansby G, Bottasso O, Bahr G, Grange J
Curr Pharm Des 2009;15(11):1248-60. doi: 10.2174/138161209787846838. PMID: 19355964

Soluble CD14 in periodontitis.

Nicu EA, Laine ML, Morré SA, Van der Velden U, Loos BG
Innate Immun 2009 Apr;15(2):121-8. doi: 10.1177/1753425908101577. PMID: 19318422

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Diagnosis

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

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

Actinomyces in Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature.

Estrada SM, Magann EF, Napolitano PG
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2017 Apr;72(4):242-247. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000423. PMID: 28426126

Actinomycoses and Nocardia pulmonary infections.

Yildiz O, Doganay M
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2006 May;12(3):228-34. doi: 10.1097/01.mcp.0000219273.57933.48. PMID: 16582679

Whipple's disease.

Fantry GT, James SP
Dig Dis 1995 Mar-Apr;13(2):108-18. doi: 10.1159/000171492. PMID: 7586631

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Therapy

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

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

Actinomyces in Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature.

Estrada SM, Magann EF, Napolitano PG
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2017 Apr;72(4):242-247. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000423. PMID: 28426126

Rhodococcus equi infection.

Yamshchikov AV, Schuetz A, Lyon GM
Lancet Infect Dis 2010 May;10(5):350-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70068-2. PMID: 20417417

Whipple's disease.

Fantry GT, James SP
Dig Dis 1995 Mar-Apr;13(2):108-18. doi: 10.1159/000171492. PMID: 7586631

See all (110)

Prognosis

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

Bacteria that masquerade as fungi: actinomycosis/nocardia.

Sullivan DC, Chapman SW
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2010 May;7(3):216-21. doi: 10.1513/pats.200907-077AL. PMID: 20463251

Soluble CD14 in periodontitis.

Nicu EA, Laine ML, Morré SA, Van der Velden U, Loos BG
Innate Immun 2009 Apr;15(2):121-8. doi: 10.1177/1753425908101577. PMID: 19318422

Actinomycoses and Nocardia pulmonary infections.

Yildiz O, Doganay M
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2006 May;12(3):228-34. doi: 10.1097/01.mcp.0000219273.57933.48. PMID: 16582679

Whipple's disease.

Fantry GT, James SP
Dig Dis 1995 Mar-Apr;13(2):108-18. doi: 10.1159/000171492. PMID: 7586631

See all (44)

Clinical prediction guides

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: 36593624 Free PMC Article

Oral Abundance of Actinomyces spp. in Breast Cancer Patients.

Bilgilier C, Fuereder T, Kastner MT, Vass Z, Brandl I, Sahbegovic H, Singer CF, Steininger C
Oncology 2022;100(4):221-227. Epub 2022 Jan 20 doi: 10.1159/000522070. PMID: 35051923 Free PMC Article

Subgingival microbiome of deep and shallow periodontal sites in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study.

Lehenaff R, Tamashiro R, Nascimento MM, Lee K, Jenkins R, Whitlock J, Li EC, Sidhu G, Anderson S, Progulske-Fox A, Bubb MR, Chan EKL, Wang GP
BMC Oral Health 2021 May 8;21(1):248. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01597-x. PMID: 33964928 Free PMC Article

Soluble CD14 in periodontitis.

Nicu EA, Laine ML, Morré SA, Van der Velden U, Loos BG
Innate Immun 2009 Apr;15(2):121-8. doi: 10.1177/1753425908101577. PMID: 19318422

Parkinson's: another look.

Broxmeyer L
Med Hypotheses 2002 Oct;59(4):373-7. doi: 10.1016/s0306-9877(02)00188-3. PMID: 12208174

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Recent systematic reviews

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: 32348300 Free PMC Article

Systematic review: the effects of proton pump inhibitors on the microbiome of the digestive tract-evidence from next-generation sequencing studies.

Macke L, Schulz C, Koletzko L, Malfertheiner P
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2020 Mar;51(5):505-526. Epub 2020 Jan 28 doi: 10.1111/apt.15604. PMID: 31990420

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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Definition

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis

Therapy

Prognosis

Clinical prediction guides

Recent systematic reviews

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