Abstract
Kingella kingae can cause invasive pediatric infections and outbreaks of osteomyelitis/septic arthritis in daycare facilities have been described. This is the first reported public health investigation prompted by a case of K. kingae endocarditis in an infant attending a daycare facility. A concurrent case of osteomyelitis was identified. Screening of daycare contacts revealed a low rate of colonization before antibiotic prophylaxis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 86-88 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2010 |
Keywords
- Daycare infections
- Endocarditis
- Kingella kingae
- Osteomyelitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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Seña, A. C., Seed, P., Nicholson, B., Joyce, M., & Cunningham, C. K. (2010). Kingella kingae endocarditis and a cluster investigation among daycare attendees. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 29(1), 86-88. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b48cc3