title: Multiple lung abscesses caused by Actinomyces graevenitzii mimicking acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis.
abstract: Actinomyces graevenitzii is a newly recognized Actinomyces species that is seldom isolated from clinical specimens. A case of multiple pulmonary abscesses mimicking acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis is described in this study, and the findings indicate that this organism is an opportunistic human pathogen.
authors: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors: Kentaro
authors: K
authors: Nagaoka
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Izumikawa
authors: Yoshihiro
authors: Y
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Katsunori
authors: K
authors: Yanagihara
authors: Kiyofumi
authors: K
authors: Ohkusu
authors: Shigeru
authors: S
authors: Kohno
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed