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==Overview==
==Overview==
Good oral hygiene and regular dentist checkup may help prevent some forms of actinomycosis.  
Effective measures for the [[primary prevention]] of actinomycosis include regular dental checkups and maintaining good [[oral hygiene]]. In woman with [[IUD]], regular pelvic examination is advised.<ref name="pmid25045274">{{cite journal |vauthors=Valour F, Sénéchal A, Dupieux C, Karsenty J, Lustig S, Breton P, Gleizal A, Boussel L, Laurent F, Braun E, Chidiac C, Ader F, Ferry T |title=Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management |journal=Infect Drug Resist |volume=7 |issue= |pages=183–97 |year=2014 |pmid=25045274 |pmc=4094581 |doi=10.2147/IDR.S39601 |url=}}</ref>
 
==Primary Prevention==
==Primary Prevention==
Infection occurs only in injured tissue, and no general recommendation for prevention can be made apart from the maintenance of good hygiene.
The following table demonstrates various primary preventive measures employed to prevent actinomycosis [[infection]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Type of Actinomycosis
!Prevention
|-
|[[Cervicofacial actinomycosis]]
|Regular dental checkups
Good [[oral hygiene]]
|-
|Pelvic actinomycosis
|Regular [[pelvic examination]] in women with [[IUD]]
|-
|[[Thoracic actinomycosis|Thoracic]] and abdominal actinomycosis
|Prevention of [[aspiration]] in high-risk individuals by providing proper attention towards airway protection, minimal sedation, and proper positioning of patients with elevation of the head in hospitalized patients
|}
 
==References==
==References==
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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

Effective measures for the primary prevention of actinomycosis include regular dental checkups and maintaining good oral hygiene. In woman with IUD, regular pelvic examination is advised.[1]

Primary Prevention

The following table demonstrates various primary preventive measures employed to prevent actinomycosis infection.

Type of Actinomycosis Prevention
Cervicofacial actinomycosis Regular dental checkups

Good oral hygiene

Pelvic actinomycosis Regular pelvic examination in women with IUD
Thoracic and abdominal actinomycosis Prevention of aspiration in high-risk individuals by providing proper attention towards airway protection, minimal sedation, and proper positioning of patients with elevation of the head in hospitalized patients

References

  1. Valour F, Sénéchal A, Dupieux C, Karsenty J, Lustig S, Breton P, Gleizal A, Boussel L, Laurent F, Braun E, Chidiac C, Ader F, Ferry T (2014). "Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management". Infect Drug Resist. 7: 183–97. doi:10.2147/IDR.S39601. PMC 4094581. PMID 25045274.

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