Disease Organism or Clinical Syndrome Diagnostic Methods Actinomycosis Actinomycetes israelii Sulfur granules and microscopy Aspiration Pneumonia Normal Flora Anaerobes and Other Bacterial Agents Chest X-ray and CT scan Fasciitis Streptococcus pyogenes is most common cause Visual examination, complete blood count, bacterial culture "Lumpy Jaw" Actinomycetes israelii Sulfur granules and microscopy Lung Abscess Normal Flora Anaerobes and Other Bacterial Agents Chest X-ray and CT scan Otitis Media Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus and Moraxella catarrhalis Otoscope Examination

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