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A Prospective Study of Intrafamilial Oropharyngeal Transmission of Kingella Kingae

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: To evaluate the intrafamilial oropharyngeal transmission of Kingella kingae, we conducted a prospective study among pairs of siblings. We found that 55% of children who suffered from osteoarticular infections due to K. kingae, and 40% of asymptomatic carriers of K. kingae had siblings with positive oropharyngeal carriage.

Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000104

Authors: Georgios Kampouroglou, Victor Dubois-Ferrière, Rebecca Anderson De La Llana, Gesuele Renzi, Sergio Manzano, Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Jacques Schrenzel, Dimitri Ceroni

Institution: University Hospital of Geneva

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1968237209

FWCI: 1.6

Cites: 9

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10