A Case of Primary Endobronchial Actinomycosis Presenting as a Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion
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A Case of Endobronchial Actinomycosis
Actinomycosis is an infectious disease caused by certain Actinomyces species. Actinomyces are Gram-positive, non-spore forming organisms characterized by obligate or facultative anaerobic rods that normally inhabit anaerobic niches of the human oral cavity. Cervicofacial, abdominal, pelvic and thoracic infections of Actinomyces are not uncommon, but endobronchial actinomycosis is rarely reporte...
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عنوان ژورنال: Soonchunhyang Medical Science
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2233-4289,2233-4297
DOI: 10.15746/sms.13.025