TABLE 2.
Occurrence of newly described Actinomyces species in different clinical infections
| Infection | No. of isolates
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total ALOs | Tested by RLBa | A. turicensis | A. radingae | A. europaeus | Other | |
| Genital infections | ||||||
| Males | 33 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Females | 104 | 65 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Urinary tract infections | 25 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Skin-related infections | ||||||
| Pilonidal sinus infection | 22 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Perianal abscess | 25 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Omphalitis | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crural and decubital ulcer | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Postoperative wound infection | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Primary abscess | 30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Appendicitis or cholecystitis | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ear, nose, and throat infections | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacteremia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 294 | 180 | 116 | 4 | 8 | 52 |
a
Number of isolates tested by reverse line blot (RLB) assay.