Specific real-time polymerase chain reaction places Kingella kingae as the most common cause of osteoarticular infections in young children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 377-381

  Chometon, Sylvia ^a   Benito, Yvonne ^a   Chaker, Mourad ^b   Boisset, Sandrine ^a   Ploton, Christine ^b   Bérard, Jérôme ^b   Vandenesch, François ^a,b   Freydiere, Anne Marie ^b  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Kingella kingae; Specific real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BONE INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; KINGELLA KINGAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; OSTEOARTICULAR INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KINGELLA KINGAE; MALE; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; OSTEOMYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 34248993917     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000259954.88139.f4     Document Type: Article

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