Basic Summary for Actinymycosis

Name and Aliases of Actinymycosis

Main name of condition: Actinymycosis

Actinomyces israelii Source - WD Writers

Actinomycosis, Actinomyces israeli Source - Diseases Database

Actinomycetes, Actinomycosis, Canaliculitis, Keratoactinomycosis, Actinomycetales infection
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

What is Actinymycosis?

• Infections with bacteria of the genus ACTINOMYCES.
  Source - Diseases Database

Actinymycosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Actinymycosis, or a subtype of Actinymycosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Types of Actinymycosis:

Parent types of Actinymycosis: Bacterial diseases

How serious is Actinymycosis?

Complications of Actinymycosis: see complications of Actinymycosis

What causes Actinymycosis?

Class of Condition for Actinymycosis: bacterial
Risk factors for Actinymycosis: see risk factors for Actinymycosis

What are the symptoms of Actinymycosis?

Symptoms of Actinymycosis: see symptoms of Actinymycosis

How is it treated?

Treatments for Actinymycosis: see treatments for Actinymycosis

Society issues for Actinymycosis

Hospitalization statistics for Actinymycosis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Actinymycosis:

• 0.0006% (71) of hospital consultant episodes were for actinomycosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 79% of hospital consultant episodes for actinomycosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospital consultant episodes for actinomycosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 51% of hospital consultant episodes for actinomycosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for actinomycosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for actinomycosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for actinomycosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 52 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for actinomycosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 55% of hospital consultant episodes for actinomycosis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for actinomycosis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11% of hospital consultant episodes for actinomycosis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.0008% (424) of hospital bed days were for actinomycosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)