Osteoarticular infections caused by Kingella kingae in children: contribution of polymerase chain reaction to the microbiologic diagnosis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Sep;22(9):837-9. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000083848.93457.e7.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / therapy
  • Base Sequence
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drainage / methods
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kingella kingae / isolation & purification*
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • Osteomyelitis / therapy
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • RNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Synovial Fluid / microbiology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • RNA, Bacterial