[Acute endocarditis caused by Kingella kingae in an infant].
A case of bacterial endocarditis in a one year-old boy is reported. There was no underlying heart disease. The organism was a Kingella kingae, an aerobic Gram negative bacillus, a normal inhabitant of the upper respiratory tract. It has rarely been implicated as a pediatric pathogen. Occasionally it can cause bone and joint infections and exceptionally endocarditis.
D000208:Acute Disease; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D009346:Neisseriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Endocardite aiguë à Kingella kingae chez un nourrisson.