Catalog
Pulmonary actinomycosis
Link to WHO Definition
Pulmonary actinomycosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/452367246
This is a pulmonary infectious bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species such as Actinomyces israelii or A. gerencseriae. It can also be caused by Propionibacterium propionicus, and the condition is likely to be polymicrobial aerobic-anaerobic infection.