Unsuspected Kingella kingae infections in afebrile children with mild skeletal symptoms: The importance of blood cultures

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 563-564

  Yagupsky, Pablo ^a   Press, Joseph ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BONE DISEASE; BONE EXUDATE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXUDATE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; KINGELLA KINGAE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

BACTEREMIA; BONE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; KINGELLA KINGAE; MALE; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 4544328981     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1496-8     Document Type: Article

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