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Osteoarticular Infections of the Chest Wall Due to Kingella Kingae: A Series of 8 Cases.

Authors :
Ceroni D
DeMarco G
Coulin B
Vendeuvre T
Morello V
Habre C
Dayer RO
Steiger CN
Source :
The Pediatric infectious disease journal [Pediatr Infect Dis J] 2020 May; Vol. 39 (5), pp. e54-e56.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Osteoarticular infections of the chest wall are relatively uncommon in pediatric patients and affect primarily infants and toddlers. Clinical presentation is often vague and nonspecific. Laboratory findings may be unremarkable in osteoarticular chest wall infections and not suggestive of an osteoarticular infection. Causative microbes are frequently identified if specific nucleic acid amplification assays are carried out. In the young pediatric population, there is evidence that Kingella kingae is 1 of the main the main causative pathogens of osteoarticular infections of the chest wall.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1532-0987
Volume :
39
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32176189
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002624