Actinomyces OdontolyticusBacteremia

Abstract

We describe two immunosuppressed female patients with fever and Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteremia, a combination documented once previously in an immunocompetent male patient. The patients were treated with doxycycline and clindamycin; these drugs, with β-lactams, are effective treatment for A. odontolyticus infections.

Oral manifestation araising in actinomycosis

“…Side effects of these antibiotics include diarrhoea,nausea (feeling sick), skin rash, increased vulnerability to fungal infections, such as oral thrush (a fungal infection that occurs in the mouth) [9] [11]. If the patient was allergic to penicillin, alternative antibiotics such as tetracycline or erythromycin can be used [13].…”

“…In addition to microbiological examinations, magnetic resonance imaging and immunoassays may be helpful [9].…”

“…The diagnosis of actinomycosis can be a difficult one to make [5][6] [8]. In addition to microbiological examinations, magnetic resonance imaging and immunoassays may be helpful [9].…”

Actinomyces Odontolyticus - Associated Bacteremia

“…Actinomyces odontolyticus is a Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacterium [1,2]. It was initially isolated from dental caries in 1958.…”

“…Clinically the disease caused by Actinomyces odontolyticus closely resembles to the disease caused by Actinomyces israelii and other representatives of the genus. Pulmonary infections [4], bacteremia [2] and…”