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A case and medical treatment of actinomycosis
Actinomycosis is a chronic bacterial infection characterized by “sulfur granules” in the discharge. Actinomyces species are susceptible to many antibiotics in vitro. Actinomycosis infections are uncommon, and the diagnosis is often missed or delayed because of general unfamiliarity with the disease; so it is still poses a great diagnostic challenge, especially in atypical cases, because of its ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
سال: 1901
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1901.52470190026001h