Kingella kingae in Pediatric Bone and Joint Infections: The Diagnostic Value of Oropharyngeal Testing.

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Allan Bybeck Nielsen · University of Copenhagen

Amalie Hundahl · University of Copenhagen

Mette Holm · Aarhus University Hospital

Katrine Hartung Hansen · University of Copenhagen

Morten Søndergaard Lindhard · Regional Hospital Randers

Jonathan Peter Glenthøj · Office of Adolescent Health

L. Borch

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Oropharyngeal Kingella kingae DNA was identified in 16 of 16 children with proven K. kingae bone and joint infection (BJI) (sensitivity 100%; 95% confidence interval: 79-100) and in 33 of 112 with disproven K. kingae BJI (specificity 71%; 95% confidence interval: 61-79). Due to low specificity, we advocate against oropharyngeal K. kingae DNA testing as a diagnostic tool in children suspected of BJI.

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Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Rabies epidemiology and control Bone fractures and treatments

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Published in: PubMed

Volume 45, Issue 3, pp. e87-e89

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000005029

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Kingella kingae in Pediatric Bone and Joint Infections: The Diagnostic Value of Oropharyngeal Testing.

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