Importance of Kingella kingae as a pediatric pathogen in the United States

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-265

  Moylett, Edina H ^a   Rossmann, Susan N ^a   Epps, Howard R ^b   Demmler, Gail J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Kingella kingae; Osteoarticular infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INOCULATION; KINGELLA KINGAE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANKLE; HUMANS; INFANT; KINGELLA KINGAE; KNEE; MALE; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034023844     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200003000-00023     Document Type: Article

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