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Neisseriaceae Infections

MedGen UID:
43166
•Concept ID:
C0085396
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Neisseriaceae; Infections, Neisseriaceae; Neisseriaceae Infection

Definition

Infections with bacteria of the family NEISSERIACEAE. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United States: Summary of Evidence From the Development of the 2020 Gonorrhea Treatment Recommendations and the 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment Guidelines.
Barbee LA, St Cyr SB
Clin Infect Dis 2022 Apr 13;74(Suppl_2):S95-S111. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac043. PMID: 35416971
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Review.
Tuddenham S, Hamill MM, Ghanem KG
JAMA 2022 Jan 11;327(2):161-172. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.23487. PMID: 35015033
The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults.
McGill F, Heyderman RS, Michael BD, Defres S, Beeching NJ, Borrow R, Glennie L, Gaillemin O, Wyncoll D, Kaczmarski E, Nadel S, Thwaites G, Cohen J, Davies NW, Miller A, Rhodes A, Read RC, Solomon T
J Infect 2016 Apr;72(4):405-38. Epub 2016 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.01.007. PMID: 26845731

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Osteoarticular infection in children.
Coulin B, Demarco G, Spyropoulou V, Juchler C, Vendeuvre T, Habre C, Tabard-Fougère A, Dayer R, Steiger C, Ceroni D
Bone Joint J 2021 Mar;103-B(3):578-583. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B3.BJJ-2020-0936.R2. PMID: 33641416
Kingella kingae and Osteoarticular Infections.
Samara E, Spyropoulou V, Tabard-Fougère A, Merlini L, Valaikaite R, Dhouib A, Manzano S, Juchler C, Dayer R, Ceroni D
Pediatrics 2019 Dec;144(6) Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1509. PMID: 31722963
Patterns of Kingella kingae Disease Outbreaks.
El Houmami N, Minodier P, Dubourg G, Mirand A, Jouve JL, Basmaci R, Charrel R, Bonacorsi S, Yagupsky P, Raoult D, Fournier PE
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2016 Mar;35(3):340-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001010. PMID: 26658382
Kingella kingae infections in children.
Principi N, Esposito S
BMC Infect Dis 2015 Jul 7;15:260. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-0986-9. PMID: 26148872Free PMC Article
Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis.
Verghese A, Berk SL
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1991 Sep;5(3):523-38. PMID: 1955698

Diagnosis

Osteoarticular infection in children.
Coulin B, Demarco G, Spyropoulou V, Juchler C, Vendeuvre T, Habre C, Tabard-Fougère A, Dayer R, Steiger C, Ceroni D
Bone Joint J 2021 Mar;103-B(3):578-583. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B3.BJJ-2020-0936.R2. PMID: 33641416
Kingella kingae and Osteoarticular Infections.
Samara E, Spyropoulou V, Tabard-Fougère A, Merlini L, Valaikaite R, Dhouib A, Manzano S, Juchler C, Dayer R, Ceroni D
Pediatrics 2019 Dec;144(6) Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1509. PMID: 31722963
Patterns of Kingella kingae Disease Outbreaks.
El Houmami N, Minodier P, Dubourg G, Mirand A, Jouve JL, Basmaci R, Charrel R, Bonacorsi S, Yagupsky P, Raoult D, Fournier PE
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2016 Mar;35(3):340-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001010. PMID: 26658382
Kingella kingae infections in children.
Principi N, Esposito S
BMC Infect Dis 2015 Jul 7;15:260. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-0986-9. PMID: 26148872Free PMC Article
Kingella kingae: carriage, transmission, and disease.
Yagupsky P
Clin Microbiol Rev 2015 Jan;28(1):54-79. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00028-14. PMID: 25567222Free PMC Article

Therapy

New treatment options for infections caused by increasingly antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Lee H, Lee K, Chong Y
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016;14(2):243-56. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1134315. PMID: 26690658
Patterns of Kingella kingae Disease Outbreaks.
El Houmami N, Minodier P, Dubourg G, Mirand A, Jouve JL, Basmaci R, Charrel R, Bonacorsi S, Yagupsky P, Raoult D, Fournier PE
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2016 Mar;35(3):340-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001010. PMID: 26658382
Kingella kingae infections in children.
Principi N, Esposito S
BMC Infect Dis 2015 Jul 7;15:260. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-0986-9. PMID: 26148872Free PMC Article
Osteoarticular infections in young children: what has changed over the last years?
Ceroni D, Kampouroglou G, Valaikaite R, Anderson della Llana R, Salvo D
Swiss Med Wkly 2014;144:w13971. Epub 2014 Jun 12 doi: 10.4414/smw.2014.13971. PMID: 24921410
Complement deficiency states and associated infections.
Skattum L, van Deuren M, van der Poll T, Truedsson L
Mol Immunol 2011 Aug;48(14):1643-55. Epub 2011 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.05.001. PMID: 21624663

Prognosis

Native joint infections in Iceland 2003-2017: an increase in postarthroscopic infections.
Gunnlaugsdóttir SL, Erlendsdóttir H, Helgason KO, Geirsson ÁJ, Thors V, Guðmundsson S, Gottfreðsson M
Ann Rheum Dis 2022 Jan;81(1):132-139. Epub 2021 Sep 17 doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220820. PMID: 34535438Free PMC Article
Osteoarticular infection in children.
Coulin B, Demarco G, Spyropoulou V, Juchler C, Vendeuvre T, Habre C, Tabard-Fougère A, Dayer R, Steiger C, Ceroni D
Bone Joint J 2021 Mar;103-B(3):578-583. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B3.BJJ-2020-0936.R2. PMID: 33641416
Kingella kingae: carriage, transmission, and disease.
Yagupsky P
Clin Microbiol Rev 2015 Jan;28(1):54-79. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00028-14. PMID: 25567222Free PMC Article
Outbreaks of Kingella kingae infections in daycare facilities.
Yagupsky P
Emerg Infect Dis 2014 May;20(5):746-53. doi: 10.3201/eid2005.131633. PMID: 24750782Free PMC Article
Kingella kingae: an emerging pathogen in young children.
Yagupsky P, Porsch E, St Geme JW 3rd
Pediatrics 2011 Mar;127(3):557-65. Epub 2011 Feb 14 doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1867. PMID: 21321033

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and Biologic Characteristics of Kingella kingae -Induced Septic Arthritis of the Knee in Young Children.
Ramadani A, Coulin B, De Marco G, Vazquez O, Tabard-Fougère A, Gavira N, Steiger CN, Dayer R, Ceroni D
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Mar 1;42(3):195-198. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003797. PMID: 36729984Free PMC Article
Osteoarticular infection in children.
Coulin B, Demarco G, Spyropoulou V, Juchler C, Vendeuvre T, Habre C, Tabard-Fougère A, Dayer R, Steiger C, Ceroni D
Bone Joint J 2021 Mar;103-B(3):578-583. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B3.BJJ-2020-0936.R2. PMID: 33641416
Management of an outbreak of invasive Kingella kingae skeletal infections in a day care center.
Klein C, Peltier F, Pluquet E, Haraux E, Gouron R, Joseph C
Arch Pediatr 2021 Jan;28(1):12-15. Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.11.005. PMID: 33309121
Tolerance to Light of Patients Suffering From Infectious Keratitis.
Courrier E, Lambert V, Renault D, Garcin T, Moine B, Herbepin P, Thuret G, Gain P
Cornea 2021 Jan;40(1):5-11. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002516. PMID: 33038155
Kingella kingae and Osteoarticular Infections.
Samara E, Spyropoulou V, Tabard-Fougère A, Merlini L, Valaikaite R, Dhouib A, Manzano S, Juchler C, Dayer R, Ceroni D
Pediatrics 2019 Dec;144(6) Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1509. PMID: 31722963

Recent systematic reviews

The Seasonality of Childhood Bone and Joint Infection with Focus on Kingella kingae: A Systematic Review.
Hunter S, Crawford H
JBJS Rev 2024 Oct 1;12(10) Epub 2024 Oct 24 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.24.00149. PMID: 39446985
Primary epiphyseal or apophyseal subacute osteomyelitis in the pediatric population: a report of fourteen cases and a systematic review of the literature.
Ceroni D, Belaieff W, Cherkaoui A, Lascombes P, Schrenzel J, de Coulon G, Dubois-Ferrière V, Dayer R
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014 Sep 17;96(18):1570-5. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.M.00791. PMID: 25232082
Acute pediatric septic arthritis: a systematic review of literature and current controversies.
Tanwar YS, Jaiswal A, Singh S, Arya RK, Lal H
Pol Orthop Traumatol 2014 Mar 31;79:23-9. PMID: 24681771

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