title: Kingella kingae infections in paediatric patients: 5 cases of septic arthritis, osteomyelitis and bacteraemia.
abstract: Kingella kingae is a Gram-negative rod most often recognized as 1 of the organisms causing septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in children. Infection caused by K. kingae had not been diagnosed in Iceland until 5 cases were diagnosed at the Paediatric Department at the University Hospital of Iceland over a 1 year period. In this report we describe these 5 children with invasive infection caused by K. kingae (2 with septic arthritis, 1 with osteomyelitis, 1 with septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, and 1 with bacteraemia) and review the literature. All bacterial isolates were identified by the Bactec culture system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Birgisson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Steingrimsson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gudnason
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D017882:Kingella kingae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*