Can early MRI distinguish between Kingella kingae and Gram-positive cocci in osteoarticular infections in young children?

Kanavaki, Aikaterini; Ceroni, Dimitri; Tchernin, David Laurent; Hanquinet, Sylviane; Merlini, Laura

doi:10.1007/s00247-011-2220-2

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Can early MRI distinguish between Kingella kingae and Gram-positive cocci in osteoarticular infections in young children?

ContributorsKanavaki, Aikaterini; Ceroni, Dimitri; Tchernin, David Laurent; Hanquinet, Sylviane; Merlini, Laura

Published inPediatric radiology, vol. 42, no. 1, p. 57-62

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Open Access - Licence nationale Springer

Publication date2012

Abstract

K. kingae is a common causative organism in acute osteoarticular infections (OAIs) in children under 4 years of age. Differentiation between K. kingae and Gram-positive cocci (GPC) is of great interest therapeutically.

Keywords

Arthritis, Infectious/microbiology/pathology
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Early Diagnosis
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology/pathology
Gram-Positive Cocci/isolation & purification
Humans
Infant
Kingella kingae/isolation & purification
Male
Neisseriaceae Infections/microbiology/pathology
Osteitis/microbiology/pathology
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity

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KANAVAKI, Aikaterini et al. Can early MRI distinguish between Kingella kingae and Gram-positive cocci in osteoarticular infections in young children? In: Pediatric radiology, 2012, vol. 42, n° 1, p. 57–62. doi: 10.1007/s00247-011-2220-2

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PID : unige:31723
DOI : 10.1007/s00247-011-2220-2
PMID : 21909715

ISSN of the journal0301-0449

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Can early MRI distinguish between Kingella kingae and Gram-positive cocci in osteoarticular infections in young children?

K. kingae is a common causative organism in acute osteoarticular infections (OAIs) in children under 4 years of age. Differentiation between K. kingae and Gram-positive cocci (GPC) is of great interest therapeutically.

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