The Microbiology and Clinical Presentation of Acute Bacterial Arthritis in Houston Area Children <5 Years Old in the Era of Molecular Diagnostics
While S. aureus remains the principal etiology of ABA in young children, K. kingae and S. pneumoniae are significant pathogens. Pathogen identification is substantially enhanced using molecular diagnostic studies, particularly those capable of detecting K. kingae and S. pneumoniae .
Authors
- Matthew Morones
- Scott Rosenfeld
- J. Chase McNeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-7491)
- Jesús G. Vallejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0614-9629)
- Mary B. Hooper
- Sheldon L. Kaplan
Institutions
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004794
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02