Increase in Invasive Group a Streptococcal Infections in Children in the Netherlands, A Survey Among 7 Hospitals in 2022

Van Kempen, Evelien B.; Bruijning-Verhagen, Patricia C.J.; Borensztajn, Dorine; Vermont, Clementien L.; Quaak, Marjolijn S.W.; Janson, Jo Anne; Maat, Ianthe; Stol, Kim; Vlaminckx, Bart J.M.; Wieringa, Jantien W.; Van Sorge, Nina M.; Boeddha, Navin P.; Van Veen, Mirjam

doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003810

Increase in Invasive Group a Streptococcal Infections in Children in the Netherlands, A Survey Among 7 Hospitals in 2022

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Increase in Invasive Group a Streptococcal Infections in Children in the Netherlands, A Survey Among 7 Hospitals in 2022

Van Kempen, Evelien B.; Bruijning-Verhagen, Patricia C.J.; Borensztajn, Dorine; Vermont, Clementien L.; Quaak, Marjolijn S.W.; Janson, Jo Anne; Maat, Ianthe; Stol, Kim; Vlaminckx, Bart J.M.; Wieringa, Jantien W.; Van Sorge, Nina M.; Boeddha, Navin P.; Van Veen, Mirjam

(2023) Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, volume 42, issue 4, pp. E122 - E124

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Abstract

Following an increase in notifiable invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections in the Netherlands, we conducted a survey among 7 hospitals. Pediatric iGAS case numbers were 2-fold higher between July 2021 and June 2022 versus pre-COVID-19. A sharp increase occurred early 2022, most pronounced in <5 years old and for ... read more

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Keywords: child, epidemiology, invasive group A Streptococcus, outcome, Streptococcus pyogenes, Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003810

ISSN: 0891-3668

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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