title: Is the Presence of Actinomyces spp. in Blood Culture Always Significant?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom anna.jeffery-smith@bartshealth.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jeffery-Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Caoimhe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nic-Fhogartaigh
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Millar
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D000071997:Blood Culture / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
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