Kingella Kingae Sequence Type 25 Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Toddler: Clinical and Molecular Approach
Kingella kingae is a cause of bacteremia, endocarditis, and the leading cause of osteoarticular infections between 6 and 48 months of life. We report on a rare case of K. kingae meningitis in the absence of endocarditis and immune deficiency in a 26-month-old boy emphasizing the distinct genomic determinants of the strain which may be of importance to the pathogenesis of the disease.
Authors
- Philippe Bidet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8615-4695)
- George A. Syrogiannopoulos
- Aspasia N. Michoula
- Michael Β. Anthracopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1487-824X)
- Stéphane Bonacorsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6447-6874)
- Theoni G. Syrogiannopoulou
- Ioanna N. Grivea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9221-5628)
- Athanasios D. Goutzourelas
Institutions
- University of Thessaly (GR)
- Inserm (FR)
- University of Patras (GR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hôpital Robert-Debré (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004621
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15