title: Comparing the oropharyngeal colonization density of Kingella kingae between asymptomatic carriers and children with invasive osteoarticular infections.
abstract: Colonization of the oropharynx by Kingella kingae is currently considered to be a prerequisite for later development of invasive infections. However, the oropharyngeal K. kingae DNA bacterial load in children with osteoarticular infections caused by this microorganism is not different than that of asymptomatic carriers.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Orthopedic Service, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland. dimitri.ceroni@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: Rebecca Anderson Della
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Llana
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kherad
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dubois-Ferriere
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lascombes
authors.forename: Gesuele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: Léopold
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lamah
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manzano
authors.forename: Abdessalam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cherkaoui
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schrenzel
mesh_terms: D058491:Bacterial Load; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017882:Kingella kingae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial