Almeida Borges, MSilva, SFerreira, RMartins, CPaixão, PRodrigues, VFarela Neves, J2024-01-172024-01-172021Pediatr Infect Dis J . 2021 Jun 1;40(6):e247-e249.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4792Kingella 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.engAcute DiseaseAnti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic useChildHealthy VolunteersHumansKingella kingae / pathogenicity*Magnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMeningitis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapyMeningitis, Bacterial / microbiologyNeisseriaceae Infections / complicationsNeisseriaceae Infections / diagnosis*Treatment OutcomeHDE PEDjournal article10.1097/INF.0000000000003112