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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Carrier State / microbiology
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Child
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Child Day Care Centers
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Child, Preschool
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Cluster Analysis
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Kingella kingae / isolation & purification*
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Male
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Neisseriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
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Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology*
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Osteomyelitis / microbiology