Molecular Diagnosis of Kingella kingae Pericarditis by Amplification and Sequencing of the 16S rRNA Gene

Kingella kingae is a fastidious gram-negative bacillus that is considered an emerging pathogen in pediatric settings but remains less common in adults. Here we describe a case of pericarditis in an immunocompetent adult host. The microorganism was identified directly from the clinical sample by mole...

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Main Authors: Matta, Matta, Wermert, Delphine, Podglajen, Isabelle, Sanchez, Olivier, Buu-Hoï, Annie, Gutmann, Laurent, Meyer, Guy, Mainardi, Jean-Luc
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2007
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Case Reports
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2045294/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17634294
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00809-07
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