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Kingella kingae spondylodiscitis in a child

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada, ² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Miami, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, West Wing 279, Miami, Florida 33129, USA, ³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Microbiology, Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada

Correspondence: Dr Harjinder John Singh Bining, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada. E-mail: hjsbining{at}yahoo.ca.

Most osteoarticular infections in children are due to Staphylococcus aureus. In this case, the isolation of Kingella kingae by image guided disc aspiration resulted in modification and optimization of treatment. We take a look at a case of spondylodiscitis in a young child and review some of the current literature with regards to Kingella kingae infections.