title: High rates of complications following Kingella kingae infective endocarditis in children: a case series and review of the literature.
abstract: Kingella kingae is part of the Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter spp., Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens and Kingella spp. organisms that are known to cause bacterial endocarditis. Evidence suggests it is also a common pharyngeal colonizer in children <2 years of age. We reviewed the literature to determine common complications of K. kingae infective endocarditis in children.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and †Department of Pediatrics, University of Otago, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Monique A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walls
mesh_terms: D004617:Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017882:Kingella kingae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*