Late recurrence of an osteoarticular infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a child

I. Boulnois , Richard Gouron (1) , Emilie Pluquet (2) , François Peltier (2) , M. -C. Plancq , François Deroussen (1) , Céline Klein (1, 3)

1 CHU Amiens-Picardie
2 AGIR - Agents infectieux, résistance et chimiothérapie - UR UPJV 4294
3 MP3CV - Mécanismes physiopathologiques et conséquences des calcifications vasculaires - UR UPJV 7517

Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen in neonates. A 23-day-old newborn developed septic arthritis of the right hip due to an ESBL-producing strain. A recurrence on the knee was observed at 4 years of age. A molecular investigation confirmed the clonal link of the strains responsible for the two infections and allowed us to identify virulence factors. (C) 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

I. Boulnois, Richard Gouron, Emilie Pluquet, François Peltier, M. -C. Plancq, et al.. Late recurrence of an osteoarticular infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a child. Archives de Pédiatrie, 2018, 25 (8), pp.497-499. ⟨10.1016/j.arcped.2018.09.009⟩. ⟨hal-03593530⟩