Table 1.

Epidemiological, clinical, biological and bacteriological characteristics of spondylodiscitis in infants & children aged 6 months to 4 years.

	Descriptive data
Age, mean (SD)	21.2 (7.7) months
Gender	16 males/16 females
Delay in establishing diagnosis	20.9 (16.6) days
Temperature admission, mean (SD)	36.9 (0.8)°
CRP, mean (SD)	18.4 (10) mg/L
WBC count, mean (SD)	10.545 (3.731) per mm3
Platelet count, mean (SD)	440.438 (181.100) per mm3
ESR, mean (SD)	37.1 (18.6) mm/h
Positive blood cultures	0/32
Positive rtPCR K. kingae on blood	4/29
Positive rtPCR K. kingae on oropharyngeal swab	28/32