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Preferred term

Actinomycosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Actinomyces Infection
  • Actinomyces Infections
  • Infection, Actinomyces
  • Infections, Actinomyces

Note

  • bact infect, not fungal despite "-mycosis": = infection by genus ACTINOMYCES; do not confuse with ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS, infection by order ACTINOMYCETALES; pulm actinomycosis = ACTINOMYCOSIS (IM) + LUNG DISEASES (IM), not LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL

Scope note

  • Infections with bacteria of the genus ACTINOMYCES.

In other languages

  • aktinomykoosi

    Finnish

  • actinomycosis
  • actinomycosis non specificata
  • aktinomykos (strålsvamp)
  • määrittämätön aktinomykoosi
  • ospecificerad aktinomykos
  • sädesieni-infektio
  • sädesienitauti
  • Strålsvampsjuka

    Swedish

  • Aktinomykos

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000196

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