From: First report of Kingella kingae diagnosed in pediatric bone and joint infections in Morocco
Characteristics | K. kingae- negative cases N = 19 | K. kingae-positive cases N = 27 (58.7%) | P-value |
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Demographics: | |||
Age (years) | |||
< 6 months | 0 (0) | 4 (14.8) | 0.009 |
6–59 months | 5 (26.3) | 15 (55.6) | |
5 y-10 y | 14 (73.7) | 8 (29.6) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 12 (63.2) | 17 (63.0) | 0.618 |
Female | 7 (36.8) | 10 (37.0) | |
Origin | |||
Rural | 8 (42.1) | 8 (29.6) | 0.287 |
Urban | 11 (57.9) | 19 (70.4) | |
Admission features: | |||
Type of the infection | |||
Septic arthritis | 15 (78.9) | 21 (77.8) | 0.417 |
Osteomyelitis | 3 (15.8) | 4 (14.8) | |
Multifocal abscesses | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0) | |
Spondilodiscitis | 0 (0) | 2 (7.4) | |
Site of the infection | |||
Single | 17 (89.5) | 24 (88.9) | 0.448 |
Multiple | 2 (10.5) | 3 (11.1) | |
Location of limb infection | |||
Upper | 1 (5.3) | 3 (11.1) | 0.632 |
Lower | 18 (94.7) | 24 (88.9) | |
Limb affected | |||
Hip | 6 (31.6) | 10 (37.0) | 0.475 |
Femur | 2 (10.5) | 3 (11.1) | 0.667 |
Knee | 7 (36.8) | 14 (51.9) | 0.241 |
Diagnosis on admission | |||
Magnetic resonance imaging | 1 (5.3) | 2 (7.4) | 0.632 |
Pathologic ultrasound | 8 (42.1) | 14 (51.9) | 0.191 |
Joint effusion | 5 (31.3) | 5 (26.3) | 0.519 |
Soft tissue infiltration | 5 (31.3) | 11 (57.9) | 0.108 |
soft tissue abscesses | 1 (6.3) | 6 (31.6) | 0.062 |
Abnormal plain radiograph | 3 (15.8) | 1 (3.7) | 0.208 |
Purulent discharge | 6 (31.6) | 3 (11.1) | 0.085 |