title: Kingella kingae intervertebral disk infection.
abstract: Disk inflammation in children is believed to result from infection, and Staphylococcus aureus is reported to be the organism most commonly isolated from cases of intervertebral disk infection. A case of disk inflammation caused by the unusual pathogen Kingella kingae is described. The antibiotic susceptibility of other K. kingae isolates and the clinical features of 11 other previously reported cases of disk infection caused by this microorganism are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Shockelford
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015299:Discitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D009016:Moraxella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents