Epidemiology of invasive kingella kingae infections in 2 distinct pediatric populations cohabiting in one geographic area

Uri Amit; Ron Dagan; Nurith Porat; Ronit Trefler; Pablo Yagupsky

doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e318240cf8a

Epidemiology of invasive kingella kingae infections in 2 distinct pediatric populations cohabiting in one geographic area

Uri Amit, Ron Dagan, Nurith Porat, Ronit Trefler, Pablo Yagupsky

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

The annual incidence of invasive Kingella kingae infection in children younger than 4 years of age was significantly higher in westernized Jews than in indigent Bedouins living side by side in southern Israel (12.21/100,000 and 5.83/100,000, respectively, (P , 0.05). One K. kingae clone was overrepresented among isolates from Jewish children, suggesting that differences in bacterial pathogenicity may contribute to the morbidity excess detected in this population group.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	415-417
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e318240cf8a
State	Published - 1 Apr 2012

Keywords

children
clonality
epidemiology
invasive infection
Kingella kingae

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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