Endocarditis Caused By Kingella kingae: Case Report and Review

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Kingella kingae was isolated from the blood of a 59-year-old woman with endocarditis. The organism, a fastidious gram-negative rod in the family Neisseriaceae, has been implicated as a cause of endocarditis, arthritis, and osteomyelitis. A review of the recent literature suggests that Kingella is a likely etiologic agent in these diseases, particularly in people who have had oral disease or other trauma to mucous membranes. Unfamiliarity with this infrequently isolated organism may cause laboratories to encounter difficulty in its isolation and identification.

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