The role of Kingella kingae in pre-school aged children with bone and joint infections

Laudi Olijve, Lahiru Amarasena,Emma Best,Christopher Blyth,Mirjam van den Boom,Asha Bowen,Penelope A Bryant,Jim Buttery,Hazel C Dobinson,Joshua Davis,Joshua Francis, Heidi Goldsmith, Elle Griffiths,Te-Yu Hung,Julie Huynh,Alison Kesson, Andrea Meehan,Brendan McMullan,Clare Nourse,Pamela Palasanthiran, Rushi Penumarthy,Katie Pilkington, Janine Searle, Anya Stephenson,Rachel Webb,Jonathan Williman,Tony Walls

Journal of Infection（2021）

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•Osteoarticular infections in children under 5 years old are often culture negative.•The peak incidence of osteoarticular infections was between 12 and 24 months of age.•In this age group K. kingae was the most prevalent pathogen.•Many culture-negative cases may be missed cases of Kingella infection.•Routine PCR testing of samples is likely to increase Kingella detection rates.

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Kingella kingae,Child,Osteomyelitis,Septic arthritis,Infections

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