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Kingella Kingae Endocarditis and A Cluster Investigation Among Daycare Attendees
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 11/05/09

Sena AC et al. – Kingella kingae can cause invasive pediatric infections and outbreaks of osteomyelitis/septic arthritis in daycare facilities have been described. This is the first reported public health investigation prompted by a case of K. kingae endocarditis in an infant attending a daycare facility. A concurrent case of osteomyelitis was identified. Screening of daycare contacts revealed a low rate of colonization before antibiotic prophylaxis.

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