Differentiating osteoarticular infections caused by Kingella kingae from those due to typical pathogens in young children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Oct;30(10):906-9. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31821c3aee.

Abstract

Osteoarticular infections caused by Kingella kingae are characterized by mild-to-moderate clinical and biologic inflammatory signs that are different from those caused by Gram-positive cocci. A combined score was built to find the best model to predict K. kingae osteoarticular infections by using the following 4 variables: body temperature <38°C, serum C-reactive protein <55 mg/L, white blood cell count <14,000/mm, and band forms <150/mm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / pathology*
  • Body Temperature
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Kingella kingae / isolation & purification*
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Male
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / pathology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests

Substances

  • C-Reactive Protein