XXXX : a review and a presentation of data from 10 Swedish cases.

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Kingella kingae is a fastidious gram-negative rod related to the Neisseriae. Together with data from published cases of K. kingae infection, we report the clinical and laboratory findings from 10 cases in western Sweden; a specific serological reaction is also described. The diagnoses were @entity4034 , @entity5414 , @entity1512 , @entity884 , @entity6044 and phlegmon. The data from the Swedish cases, together with those from previous reports in the literature provided the basis for an analysis of a total of 33 cases, ranging from self-limiting to potentially fatal infections. In @entity281 (n = 19), including 3 cases of @entity1512 , the course was usually protracted but subacute and benign, although the full-blown, acute @entity5414 was also encountered. @entity884 (n = 10) was characterized by a stormy clinical course and the development of significant sequelae. The majority of the @entity1 were previously healthy @entity1 . 42% of them had a current or @entity1729 . After start of antibiotic treatment @entity1 were afebrile within a few days. Betalactam antibiotics should be regarded as the drugs of choice for coping with K. kingae. We stress the @entity281 in @entity1 and urge the importance of early puncture of a suspected focus to establish a correct diagnosis without delay. The clinical data suggest that K. kingae should be regarded as a significant pathogen.
