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Is the Presence of Actinomyces spp. in Blood Culture Always Significant?
Jeffery-Smith, Anna; Nic-Fhogartaigh, Caoimhe; Millar, Michael.
Affiliation
  • Jeffery-Smith A; Department of Infection, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom anna.jeffery-smith@bartshealth.nhs.uk.
  • Nic-Fhogartaigh C; Department of Infection, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
  • Millar M; Department of Infection, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
J Clin Microbiol ; 54(4): 1137-9, 2016 Apr.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26818678
The isolation ofActinomycesspp. from sterile clinical samples is traditionally regarded as significant. We reviewed the demographic characteristics, clinical risk factors, and outcomes of patients withActinomycesspp. isolated from blood cultures in our NHS Trust and found that this is not necessarily the case.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Blood / Actinomyces / Actinomycosis / Bacteremia Type of study: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Blood / Actinomyces / Actinomycosis / Bacteremia Type of study: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication: