Clinical Features and Comparison of Kingella and Non–Kingella Endocarditis in Children, Israel

Clinical Features and Comparison of Kingella and Non–Kingella Endocarditis in Children, Israel

Kingella spp. have emerged as an important cause of invasive pediatric diseases. Data on Kingella infective endocarditis (KIE) in children are scarce. We compared the clinical features of pediatric KIE cases with those of Streptococcus species IE (StIE) and Staphylococcus aureus IE (SaIE). A total...

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Main Authors: Alexander Lowenthal, Hila Weisblum-Neuman, Einat Birk, Liat Ashkenazi-Hoffnung, Itzhak Levy, Haim Ben-Zvi, Gabriel Amir, Georgy Frenkel, Elchanan Bruckheimer, Havatzelet Yarden-Bilavsky, Dafna Marom, Eran Shostak, Elhanan Nahum, Tamir Dagan, Gabriel Chodick, Oded Scheuerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Kingella species
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus species
infective endocarditis
oral aphthae
Israel
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-3022_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-3022_article

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