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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

In 1970, the annual incidence of actinomycosis was estimated to be 1 per 300,000. Since then it's incidence has been declined due to the widespread use of antibiotics following dental surgeries. Actinomycosis is commonly found between 4th to 6th decade of life and very rare in infants and children. Males are more commonly affected by actinomycosis than females.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • Actinomycosis is a rare disease, and not all cases gets reported.
  • Estimating its annual incidence is difficult because, most of the infections are are not diagnosed and are treated empirically[1][2]
  • Widespread use of antibiotics following dental surgeries also lead to its decreased incidence.
  • In 1970, its annual incidence was 1 per 300,000.

Age

Actinomycosis is commonly found between 4th to 6th decade of life and very rare in infants and children

Gender

Males are more commonly affected by actinomycosis than females.

References

  1. Bonnefond S, Catroux M, Melenotte C, Karkowski L, Rolland L, Trouillier S, Raffray L (2016). "Clinical features of actinomycosis: A retrospective, multicenter study of 28 cases of miscellaneous presentations". Medicine (Baltimore). 95 (24): e3923. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000003923. PMC 4998488. PMID 27311002.
  2. Vielkind P, Jentsch H, Eschrich K, Rodloff AC, Stingu CS (2015). "Prevalence of Actinomyces spp. in patients with chronic periodontitis". Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 305 (7): 682–8. doi:10.1016/j.ijmm.2015.08.018. PMID 26324012.

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