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According to the Pediatric Overall Performance Score, 36 (10.5%) showed a mild overall disability, 3 (0.8%) a moderate, and 1 (0.2%) a severe overall disability at discharge. A causative organism was detected in 65% (247\/380) of patients.\n Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n (\n S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n ) was identified in 57.1% (141\/247) of microbiological confirmed cases, including 1 (0.7%) methicillin-resistant\n S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n (MRSA) and 6 (4.2%) Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing\n S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n , followed by Group A\n Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n (18.2%) and\n Kingella kingae<\/jats:italic>\n (8.9%).\n K. kingae<\/jats:italic>\n and PVL production in\n S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n were less frequently reported than expected from the literature.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n \n POAIs are associated with a substantial morbidity in European children, with\n S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n being the major detected pathogen. In one-third of patients, no causative organism is identified. 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