septic arthritis caused by kingella kingae: a case report
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Septic Arthritis Caused by Kingella Kingae: A Case Report
Dear Editor, Kingella kingae, a short gramnegative rod, is part of the normal oropharyhgeal flora, but rarely, it has been implicated as a cause of clinical infection. In spite of significant differences between Moraxella sp. and Kingella kingae, it has been classified in the genus of Moraxella but recent studies have prompted placement in a separate genus of Kingella. Kingella kingae is an inf...
متن کاملSeptic arthritis caused by Kingella kingae.
A normal part of the oral flora, Kingella kingae has seldom been recognized as the cause of serious clinical infections. We report a case of documented septic arthritis caused by K. kingae in an otherwise healthy infant. We suggest that it may be more common than thought based on the general unfamiliarity with this organism and the fact that several dozen clinical isolates have been identified ...
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INTRODUCTION Approximately 50% of cases of bacterial arthritis occur in childhood. Currently Kingella kingae is considered as an emerging pathogen. CLINICAL CASE A ten month old male patient presented joint immobility in right knee. Arthrocentesis was performed.Kingella kingae was identified. He received treatment with ampiciline for 14 days. DISCUSSION This pathogen colonizes the posterior...
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The clinical and bacteriological findings in two cases of osteomyelitis and one case of septic arthritis caused by Kingella kingae are presented. This appears to be the first report providing clear evidence for a pathogenic role for this species in bone and joint infections.
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OBJECTIVE Kingella kingae often colonizes the oropharyngeal and respiratory tracts of children but infrequently causes invasive disease. In mid-October 2003, 2 confirmed and 1 probable case of K kingae osteomyelitis/septic arthritis occurred among children in the same 16- to 24-month-old toddler classroom of a child care center. The objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of...
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PURPOSE Kingella kingae is an increasingly identified cause of musculoskeletal infections in young children. We report our experience with a recently developed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and review the clinical course of children diagnosed with K. kingae septic arthritis in a tertiary referral paediatric hospital. METHODS All positive cases of K. kingae identified by PCR analysis ...
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iranian red crescent medical journalجلد ۱۳، شماره ۱۲، صفحات ۸۹۹-۹۰۰
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