Kingella kingae: An Unlikely Cause of Meningitis

Almeida Borges, M; Silva, S; Ferreira, R; Martins, C; Paixão, P; Rodrigues, V; Farela Neves, J

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Kingella kingae is the leading cause of osteoarticular infections between 6 and 48 months, a well-known cause of pediatric bacteremia and endocarditis and has been rarely associated with meningitis. We report a case of a healthy 10-year-old boy with meningitis due to Kingella kingae who presented with a history of severe headache, vomiting and prostration.

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Acute Disease Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use Child Healthy Volunteers Humans Kingella kingae / pathogenicity* Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging* Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology Neisseriaceae Infections / complications Neisseriaceae Infections / diagnosis* Treatment Outcome HDE PED