title: Differentiating osteoarticular infections caused by Kingella kingae from those due to typical pathogens in young children.
abstract: Osteoarticular infections caused by Kingella kingae are characterized by mild-to-moderate clinical and biologic inflammatory signs that are different from those caused by Gram-positive cocci. A combined score was built to find the best model to predict K. kingae osteoarticular infections by using the following 4 variables: body temperature <38°C, serum C-reactive protein <55 mg/L, white blood cell count <14,000/mm, and band forms <150/mm.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Orthopedic Service, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. dimitri.ceroni@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: Abdessalam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cherkaoui
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Combescure
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaelin
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schrenzel
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001831:Body Temperature; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D017882:Kingella kingae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein