Septicemia caused by Kingella kingae.
A case of Kingella kingae septicemia following acute gastroenteritis is described. Intravenous antibiotic treatment with mezlocillin and tobramycin led to rapid and sustained recovery. The infection with Kingella kingae may have been food-borne.
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008802:Mezlocillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009346:Neisseriaceae; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008802:Mezlocillin; D014031:Tobramycin