Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the absolute risk for children younger than 4 years of age with asymptomatic oropharyngeal carriage of Kingella kingae to sustain an osteoarticular infection. The rate of K. kingae carriage in the oropharyngeal mucosa was 9% among healthy children, and the risk for an asymptomatic carrier to develop an osteoarticular infection due to K. Kingae was estimated to be lower than 1%.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bone Diseases, Infectious / epidemiology*
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Bone Diseases, Infectious / microbiology
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Carrier State / epidemiology*
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Carrier State / microbiology
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Child, Preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Kingella kingae / genetics
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Kingella kingae / isolation & purification*
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Neisseriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
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Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology
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Oropharynx / microbiology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prospective Studies
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Switzerland / epidemiology