[Kingella kingae ostemyelitis and septic arthritis in paediatric patients. Six cases from the Department of Pediatrics, National University Hospital of Iceland.].
Kingella kingae (K. kingae) is a gram negative rod most often associated with septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in children. Infections caused by K. kingae had not been reported in Iceland when six cases were diagnosed at the Pediatric Department at the National University Hospital of Iceland. In this report we describe those cases and review the literature.
Birgisson
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Childrens hospital, Landspitali University Hospital, Hringbraut, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland. thorgud@landspitali.is.
Steingrímsson
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Guðnason
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