Spondylodiscitis by Kingella Kingae: An Emerging Pathogen in an Older Pediatric Population

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Nov;36(11):1096-1097. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001666.

Abstract

In children, greater than 95% of Kingella kingae infections are diagnosed between 6 and 48 months of age. K. kingae has not been systematically investigated, especially in older children. We describe a case of spondylodiscitis by K. kingae in an 8-year-old child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging
  • Discitis*
  • Humans
  • Kingella kingae*
  • Male
  • Neisseriaceae Infections*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents