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LQCL2511 - CMLE - Kingella kingae Septic Arthritis in a Pediatric Patient
Course Description

LabQ 2025 Clinical Laboratory: Microbiology 

Faculty/Authors

Allison L Haas, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM
University of Utah, Department of Pathology 
ARUP Laboratories 

Martín Bäcker, MD, FAAP
University of Utah, Department of Medicine and Pediatrics 
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah 

CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

  1. Review the Technical Considerations.
  2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
  3. Click Access to begin the course.
  4. Review the Educational Activity.
  5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
  6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 5/31/2025 
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2027 

Course Objectives
Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:
  • discuss the carriage and incidence of Kingella kingae infections;  

  • describe common clinical manifestations of K. kingae infections; 

  • review methods for laboratory identification of K. kingae; and 

  • discuss the treatment options for K. kingae infections. 

 
 
Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
2 CMLE Credits
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