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Basharat Z, Meshal A. Pan-genome mediated therapeutic target mining in Kingella kingae and inhibition assessment using traditional Chinese medicinal compounds: an informatics approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:2872-2885. [PMID: 37144759 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2208221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Kingella kingae causes bacteremia, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, meningitis, spondylodiscitis, and lower respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients. Usually it demonstrates disease after inflammation of mouth, lips or infections of the upper respiratory tract. To date, therapeutic targets in this bacterium remain unexplored. We have utilized a battery of bioinformatics tools to mine these targets in this study. Core genes were initially inferred from 55 genomes of K. kingae and 39 therapeutic targets were mined using an in-house pipeline. We selected aroG product (KDPG aldolase) involved in chorismate pathway, for inhibition analysis of this bacterium using lead-like metabolites from traditional Chinese medicinal plants. Pharmacophore generation was done using control ZINC36444158 (1,16-bis[(dihydroxyphosphinyl)oxy]hexadecane), followed by molecular docking of top hits from a library of 36,000 compounds. Top prioritized compounds were ZINC95914016, ZINC33833283 and ZINC95914219. ADME profiling and simulation of compound dosing (100 mg tablet) was done to infer compartmental pharmacokinetics in a population of 300 individuals in fasting state. PkCSM based toxicity analysis revealed the compounds ZINC95914016 and ZINC95914219 as safe and with almost similar bioavailability. However, ZINC95914016 takes less time to reach maximum concentration in the plasma and shows several optimal parameters compared to other leads. In light of obtained data, we recommend this compound for further testing and induction in experimental drug design pipeline.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia
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Restrepo R, Park HJ, Karakas SP, Cervantes LF, Rodriguez-Ruiz FG, Zahrah AM, Inarejos-Clemente EJ, Laufer M, Shreiber VM. Bacterial osteomyelitis in pediatric patients: a comprehensive review. Skeletal Radiol 2024:10.1007/s00256-024-04639-x. [PMID: 38504031 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04639-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Bacterial osteomyelitis, an inflammatory response in the bone caused by microorganisms, typically affects the metaphysis in the skeletally immature. Bacterial osteomyelitis possesses a significant diagnostic challenge in pediatric patients due to its nonspecific clinical presentation. Because the metaphysis is the primary focus of infection in skeletally immature patients, understanding the normal physiologic, maturation process of bones throughout childhood allows to understand the pathophysiology of osteomyelitis. Timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial to initiate appropriate treatment, and prevent long-term sequelae and efforts must be made to isolate the causative organism. The potential causative organism changes according to the age of the patient and underlying medical conditions. Staphylococcus Aureus is the most common isolated bacteria in pediatric pyogenic osteomyelitis whereas Kingella Kingae is the most common causative agent in children aged 6 months to 4 years. Imaging plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis, characterization, evaluation of complications, and follow up of bacterial osteomyelitis. Imaging also plays a pivotal role in the evaluation of potential neoplastic and non-neoplastic mimickers of osteomyelitis. In children, MRI is currently the gold standard imaging modality when suspecting bacterial osteomyelitis, whereas surgical intervention may be required in order to isolate the microorganism, treat complications, and exclude mimickers.
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- Ricardo Restrepo
- Radiology Department, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33155, USA.
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- Radiology Department, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33155, USA
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- Radiology Department, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33155, USA
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- Radiology Department, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33155, USA
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- Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Infectious Disease Department, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, USA
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- Orthopedic, Sports Medicine, and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, USA
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Dayer R, De Marco G, Vazquez O, Tabard-Fougère A, Cochard B, Gavira N, Di Laura Frattura G, Guanziroli Pralong N, Steiger C, Ceroni D. Laboratory diagnostics for primary spinal infections in pediatric and adult populations: a narrative review. NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY JOURNAL 2023; 16:100270. [PMID: 37767011 PMCID: PMC10520565 DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2023.100270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Primary spinal infection (PSI) is a generic term covering a heterogeneous group of infections that can affect the vertebral body, intervertebral disks, the content of the medullary cavity, and adjacent paraspinal tissues. Patients' characteristics can vary significantly, notably according to their age, and some of these characteristics undoubtedly play a primordial role in the occurrence of a PSI and in the type of offending pathogen. Before approaching the subject of laboratory diagnostics, it is essential to define the characteristics of the patient and their infection, which can then guide the physician toward specific diagnostic approaches. This review critically examined the roles and usefulness of traditional and modern laboratory diagnostics in supporting clinicians' decision-making in cases of pediatric and adult primary spinal infection (PSI). It appears impossible to compare PSIs in children and adults, whether from an epidemiological, clinical, bacteriological, or biological perspective. The recipients are really too different, and the responsible germs are closely correlated to their age. Secondly, the interpretation of traditional laboratory blood tests appears to contribute little guidance for clinicians attempting to diagnose a PSI. Biopsy or needle aspiration for bacterial identification remains a controversial subject, as the success rates of these procedures for identifying causative organisms are relatively uncertain in pediatric populations.Using nucleic acid amplification assays (NAAAs) on biopsy samples has been demonstrated to be more sensitive than conventional cultures for diagnosing PSI. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) are particularly interesting for establishing a microbiological diagnosis of a PSI when standard cultures and NAAAs have failed to detect the culprit. We can even imagine that plasma metagenomic NGS using plasma (known as "liquid biopsy") is a diagnostic approach that can detect not only pathogens circulating in the bloodstream but also those causing focal infections, and thus eliminate the need for source sample collection using costly invasive surgical procedures.
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- Romain Dayer
- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Rue Willy-Donzé 6, Geneva 1205, Switzerland
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De Marco G, Cochard B, Di Laura Frattura G, Valisena S, Bazin L, Ceroni D. Reflection on osteoarticular infections in children. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1280878. [PMID: 37964812 PMCID: PMC10641747 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1280878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Giacomo De Marco
- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Hachem A, Copley LAB. What's New in Pediatric Septic Arthritis? A Review of Pertinent Clinical Questions. J Pediatr Orthop 2023; 43:578-583. [PMID: 37332197 DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The evaluation and treatment of children with septic arthritis (SA) is challenging and requires an organized approach to address the spectrum of pathogens which appear to aggregate in age-specific groups. Although evidence-based guidelines have recently been published for the evaluation and treatment of children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, there is a relative dearth of literature devoted exclusively to SA. METHODS Recently published guidance for the evaluation and treatment of children with SA was reviewed and evaluated with respect to pertinent clinical questions to summarize what is new in this area of practice for pediatric orthopaedic surgeons. RESULTS Evidence suggests that there is a profound difference between children with primary SA and those who have contiguous osteomyelitis. This disruption of the commonly accepted paradigm of a continuum of osteoarticular infections has important implications in the evaluation and treatment of children with primary SA. Clinical prediction algorithms have been established to help determine the applicability of magnetic resonance imaging during the evaluation of children suspected to have SA. Antibiotic duration for SA has been recently studied with some evidence in favor of short-course parenteral followed by short-course oral therapy may be successful if the pathogen is not methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus . CONCLUSION Recent studies of children with SA have provided better guidance for evaluation and treatment to improve diagnostic accuracy, processes of evaluation, and clinical outcomes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 4.
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- Ahmad Hachem
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine-Jacksonville, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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Cochard B, De Marco G, Bazin L, Vazquez O, Di Laura Frattura G, Steiger CN, Dayer R, Ceroni D. Biological Predictors of Osteoarticular Infection Due to K. kingae-A Retrospective Cohort Study of 247 Cases. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2130. [PMID: 37763974 PMCID: PMC10534464 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11092130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Pediatric osteoarticular infections (OAIs) are serious conditions that can lead to severe septic complications, prolonged morbidity with long-term impaired function, and perturbed subsequent bone development. Kingella kingae (K. kingae) is currently accepted as the predominant pathogen in pediatric OAIs, especially among 6-48 month olds. The present study aimed to identify clinical and biological markers that would refine the detection of patients with an OAI due to K. kingae. We retrospectively studied every consecutive case of pediatric OAI admitted to our institution over 17 years. Medical records were examined for patient characteristics such as temperature at admission, affected segment, and biological parameters such as white blood cell (WBC) count, left shift, platelet count (PLT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The 247 patients included 52.2% males and 47.8% females and mean age was 18.5 ± 10 months old. Four patients were older than 48 months; none were younger than 6 months old. Mean temperature at admission was 37.4 ± 0.9 °C. Regarding biological parameters, mean WBC count was 12,700 ± 4180/mm3, left shift was only present in one patient, mean PLT was 419,000 ± 123,000/mm3, mean CRP was 26.6 ± 27.8 mg/L, and mean ESR was 35.0 ± 18.9 mm/h. Compared to the modified predictors of OAI defined by Kocher and Caird, 17.2% of our cases were above their cut-off values for temperature, 52.3% were above the WBC cut-off, 33.5% were above the ESR cut-off, and 46.4% were above the CRP cut-off. OAIs due to K. kingae frequently remain undetected using the classic biological parameters for investigating bacterial infections. As an addition to the predictors normally used (°C, WBC, CRP, and ESR), this study found that elevated platelet count was frequently present during OAIs caused by K. kingae. Although this biological characteristic was inconstant, its presence was highly significant and very suggestive of an invasive infection due to K. kingae.
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- Blaise Cochard
- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (L.B.); (O.V.); (G.D.L.F.); (R.D.)
- Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (L.B.); (O.V.); (G.D.L.F.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (L.B.); (O.V.); (G.D.L.F.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (L.B.); (O.V.); (G.D.L.F.); (R.D.)
- Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (L.B.); (O.V.); (G.D.L.F.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (L.B.); (O.V.); (G.D.L.F.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (L.B.); (O.V.); (G.D.L.F.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (L.B.); (O.V.); (G.D.L.F.); (R.D.)
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Cochard B, Gurbanov E, Bazin L, De Marco G, Vazquez O, Di Laura Frattura G, Steiger CN, Dayer R, Ceroni D. Pediatric Osteoarticular Kingella kingae Infections of the Hand and Wrist: A Retrospective Study. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2123. [PMID: 37630683 PMCID: PMC10460026 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11082123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Our understanding of pediatric osteoarticular infections (OAIs) has improved significantly in recent decades. Kingella kingae is now recognized as the most common pathogen responsible for OAIs in pediatric populations younger than 4 years old. Research has provided a better understanding of the specific types, clinical characteristics, biological repercussions, and functional outcomes of these infections. Hands and wrists are rarely infected, with few reports available in the literature. The present study aimed to examine this specific condition in a large patient cohort, explore the implications for each anatomical area using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and critically evaluate the evolution of therapeutic management.
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- Blaise Cochard
- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (O.V.); (C.N.S.); (R.D.)
- Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (E.G.); (L.B.)
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- Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (E.G.); (L.B.)
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- Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (E.G.); (L.B.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (O.V.); (C.N.S.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (O.V.); (C.N.S.); (R.D.)
- Division of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (E.G.); (L.B.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (O.V.); (C.N.S.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (O.V.); (C.N.S.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (O.V.); (C.N.S.); (R.D.)
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (B.C.); (O.V.); (C.N.S.); (R.D.)
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Yagupsky P. Kingella kingae Reveals Its Secrets. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10071261. [PMID: 35888980 PMCID: PMC9325099 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10071261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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- Pablo Yagupsky
- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel
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Samara E, Lutz N, Zambelli PY. Kingella kingae Spinal Infections in Children. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9050705. [PMID: 35626882 PMCID: PMC9139591 DOI: 10.3390/children9050705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Nowadays, Kingella kingae is considered an important cause of primary spinal infections in children aged between 6 and 48 months. The presentation of the disease is often characterized by mild clinical features and a moderate biological inflammatory response, requiring a high index of suspicion. Performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and obtaining an oropharyngeal specimen and subjecting it to a K. kingae-specific nucleic acid amplification test are recommended for its diagnosis. Most patients respond promptly to conservative treatment after administration of antibiotic therapy, which is prolonged for up to 3 months according to the individual clinical and biological response. Invasive surgical procedures are not required except for children who do not improve with antibiotic treatment, develop signs of cord compression, or if the presence of atypical microorganisms is suspected. Kingella kingae spinal infections usually run an indolent and benign clinical course, living no permanent sequelae.
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De Marco G, Vazquez O, Gavira N, Ramadani A, Steiger C, Dayer R, Ceroni D. Surgery's role in contemporary osteoarticular infection management. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:1043251. [PMID: 36601031 PMCID: PMC9806351 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1043251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The treatment paradigm for osteoarticular infections (OAIs) has changed drastically over the past 80 years, from the advent of penicillin to the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Before these drugs, surgery was the only available treatment for OAIs; today, antibiotic therapy is considered the primary response to them. As a result, surgical treatment of OAIs is thus far more rarely indicated, sometimes even considered outdated and obsolete. However, long experience has taught us that many OAI contexts can still benefit from surgical management, constituting an essential complement to medical treatment. The present article seeks to contextualize this discussion by providing a chronological review of the surgical treatments used in cases of OAI and describing the quality of evidence supporting their rehabilitation in well-established situations.
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- Giacomo De Marco
- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Orthopedics Unit, Pediatric Surgery Service, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
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