Hand, foot and mouth disease and Kingella kingae infections

Nawal El Houmami1, Audrey Mirand, Grégory Dubourg

  • 1Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, University La Timone Children's Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus-laboratoire associé, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France URMITE "Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes", UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University North Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, University La Timone Children's Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France Aix Marseille Université, IRD French, Institute of Research for Development, EHESP French School of Public Health, EPV UMR_D 190 "Emergence des Pathologies Virales", IHU Méditerranée Infection, APHM Public Hospitals of Marseille, Marseille, France URMITE "Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes", UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.

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