An Outbreak of Kingella Kingae Infections Complicating a Severe Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease Outbreak in Nice, France, 2016. Issue 5 (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: El Houmami, Nawal; Cointat, Virginie; Mirand, Audrey; Fouilloux, Virginie; Bzdrenga, Janek; Bakour, Sofiane; Minodier, Philippe; Dubois, Marie-Amélie; Anave-Frapech, Françoise; Charrel, Rémi; Raoult, Didier; Fournier, Pierre-Edouard
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 36:Issue 5(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: Kingella kingae -- endocarditis -- outbreak -- hand -- foot and mouth disease -- multilocus sequence typing -- childcare center; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001487
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : We report the investigation methods for the diagnosis of an epidemic and culture-negative Kingella kingae endocarditis complicating a severe outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in a childcare center. The diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction testing performed from cardiac tissue. Our findings argue for the systematic investigation of K. kingae outbreaks by using molecular tools in such context.