Actinomycosis: Its Recognition and Treatment

Article1 May 1957ACTINOMYCOSIS: ITS RECOGNITION AND TREATMENTJOHN COLLINS HARVEY, M.D., JAMES R. CANTRELL, M.D., A. MURRAY FISHER, M.D.JOHN COLLINS HARVEY, M.D., JAMES R. CANTRELL, M.D., A. MURRAY FISHER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-5-868 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONAlthough many of the strains of Actinomyces are highly sensitive in vitro to many antimicrobial agents, the disease caused in human beings by these microörganisms continues to present difficult therapeutic problems. The distinctive character of the tissue reaction offers a logical explanation for some of these problems. The involved areas are usually extensive, markedly indurated, and relatively avascular in the region of the active growth of the Actinomyces. 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