Now, scientists are able to do a better job of identifying the germs that cause the infections, including the one that's the focus of the new study --
Kingella kingae.
High prevalence of
Kingella kingae in joint fluid from children with septic arthritis revealed by the BACTEC blood culture system.
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (formerly Haemophilus aphrophilus) is an aerobic gram-negative coccobacillus that belongs to the HACEK (Haemophilus aphrophilus/paraphrophilus, Actino bacillus actinomycetem comitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens and
Kingella spp.
2) Rare causes of infective endocarditis are Gram-negative organisms, including the HACEK group: Haemophilus species, Aggregatibacter (previously Actinobacillus) species, Cardiobacterium hominus, Eikenella corrodens, and
Kingella species.
Various bacilli, the HACEK group of organisms (Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella and
Kingella spp.
Weaver, "Infections caused by Moraxella, Moraxella urethralis, Moraxella-like groups M-5 and M-6, and
Kingella kingae in the United States, 1953-1980," Reviews of Infectious Diseases, vol.
Possible association of
kingella kingae with infantile spondylodiscitis, " Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol.
34) Otras comunidades bacterianas asociadas a condiciones libres de caries son Cordiobacterium, Rothia,
Kingella, Aggregatibacter o Mannheimia, que, a pesar de ser abundantes, algunas son poco conocidas por ser parte de grupos que no pueden ser cultivados en el laboratorio.
pyogenes), Streptococcus pneumoniae,
Kingella kingae and Haemophilus influenza b (Hib).
Distinguish anatomic sites of invasive
Kingella kingae infections
influenzae, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomi- tans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens,
Kingella kingae y K.
On the other hand, HACEK (Haemophilus species, actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens and
Kingella species) associated endocarditis has not been reported in patients with CIEDs.
