A CASE OF ARTHRITIS DUE TO KINGELLA-KINGAE IN A CHILD

Authors
LEHO C MATSIOTABERNARD P ESPINASSE F UCLA E NAUCIEL C
Citation
C. Leho et al., A CASE OF ARTHRITIS DUE TO KINGELLA-KINGAE IN A CHILD, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 23(3), 1993, pp. 264-265
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
264 - 265
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1993)23:3<264:ACOADT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The isolation of K. kingae from the osteoarticular fluid of a young ch ild is reported. K. kingae is a commensal of the upper respiratory tra ct and since its description in 1976 it has been increasingly reported in bone and joint infections in children. Other presentations are end ocarditis and bacteraemia. A review of the literature was done.