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The ECDC has called for mitigating actions in the face of more European Union and European Economic Area countries reporting hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST23.

Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare infection caused by the bacterial species actinomyces. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of pulmonary actinomycosis to improve awareness and knowledge. The literature was analysed using databases including Pubmed, Medline and Embase from 1974 to 2021. After inclusion and exclusion, a total of 142 papers were reviewed. Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease occurring in approximately 1 per 3,000,000 people annually. Historically, pulmonary acti...

In 2021, numerous cases of melioidosis sprung up, some with a fatal outcome. What was the common factor linking all of those affected?

A healthy 45-year-old man experienced respiratory failure due to a giant life-threatening lung abscess caused by a wisdom tooth extraction.