Significance, clinical spectrum, and microbiological evaluation of Actinomyces blood stream infections
Nearly half of the cases were deemed clinically insignificant and responded well to short courses of antimicrobial therapy without long-term consequences. Penicillin and cephalosporins demonstrated superior activity compared to aminoglycosides and quinolones.
Authors
- Sara Al Balushi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4434-4312)
- Sreethish Sasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4098-0459)
- Muna Almaslamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4547-2370)
- Hamad Abdel Hadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8647-1695)
- Maisa Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4023-2909)
- Almurtada Razok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9430-0220)
- Emad Bashir Ibrahim
Institutions
- John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (US)
- Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QA)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJID Regions
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100769
- Primary Topic
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00