Open AccessAge-Dependent Carriage of Kingella kingae in Young Children and Turnover of Colonizing Strains
Author(s) -
Uri Amit,
S. Flaishmakher,
R. Dagan,
Nurith Porat,
Pablo Yagupsky
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pit003
Subject(s) - kingella kingae , carriage , medicine , pediatrics , pathology , arthritis , septic arthritis
In a longitudinal study, Kingella kingae carriage rate was nil below 6 months of age, 1.5% at 6 months, 9.6% at 12 months, remained stable between 10.4% and 12.0% during the second year of life, and decreased significantly to 5.3% at 30 months. Replacement of carried strains occurred over time.
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