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Dissemination of Kingella kingae in the Community and Long-Term Persistence of Invasive Clones
1 Aug 2009
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BACKGROUND: Although Kingella kingae is being increasingly recognized as an important pediatric pathogen, our current understanding of the transmission of the organism is limited. The dissemination of K. kingae in the community was studied in 2 ethnic groups living side-by-side in Southern Israel. METHODS: Organisms recovered from oropharyngeal cultures, obtained from healthy young Jewish and Bedouin children...
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