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Detection of Respiratory Colonization by Kingella kingae and the Novel Kingella negevensis Species in Children: Uses and Methodology.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2018
Yagupsky Pablo
Abstract excerpt
The recognition of the role of Kingella kingae as one of the main etiologic agents of skeletal system infections in young children and the recent discovery of the novel Kingella negevensis species have resulted in an increasing interest in these two emerging pediatric pathogens. Both bacteria colonize the oropharynx and are not detected in nasopharyngeal specimens, and the colonized mucosal surface is their...
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