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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 86-88 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2010 |
Funding
Supported by the National Institutes of Health grant ( #K08-DK-074443-01 ).
Keywords
- Daycare infections
- Endocarditis
- Kingella kingae
- Osteomyelitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health