| Literature DB >> 22390653 |
R Basmaci1, B Ilharreborde, P Bidet, C Doit, M Lorrot, K Mazda, E Bingen, S Bonacorsi.
Abstract
Kingella kingae arthritis in children is now mainly diagnosed by PCR, which has surpassed conventional culture of joint fluid. As oropharynx colonization is the first step of Kingella kingae invasion, we prospectively investigated the possibility of cultivating it from throat swabs, in children hospitalized for K. kingae arthritis. Throat culture was 5.6-fold more sensitive than joint fluid cultures in isolating K. kingae (66.7% vs. 11.9% respectively, p <0.001) and may be used to perform antibiotic susceptibility testing.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22390653 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03799.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect ISSN: 1198-743X Impact factor: 8.067