CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Multicenter Study
Association between oropharyngeal carriage of Kingella kingae and osteoarticular infection in young children: a case-control study.
Kingella kingae has been increasingly identified in patients with osteoarticular infections. Our main objective was to evaluate the association between carriage of K. kingae in the oropharynx of preschool children and osteoarticular infections. ⋯ Detection of oropharyngeal K. kingae was strongly associated with osteoarticular infection among children presenting with symptoms suggestive of such infection.