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Increase in invasive group A streptococcal infection notifications, England, 2022

Published:2023-01-05 Issue:1 Volume:28 Page:
ISSN:1560-7917
Container-title:Eurosurveillance
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Author:

Guy Rebecca¹^ORCID,Henderson Katherine L¹^ORCID,Coelho Juliana²,Hughes Helen³,Mason Emily L¹,Gerver Sarah M¹,Demirjian Alicia⁴⁵¹,Watson Conall⁶,Sharp Ashley¹,Brown Colin S¹,Lamagni Theresa¹

Affiliation:

1. HCAI, Fungal, AMR, AMU and Sepsis Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom

2. Staphylococcus and Streptococcus Reference Section, AMRHAI, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom

3. Real-time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Field Services Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom

4. Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

5. Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

6. Immunisation and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Increases in invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection and associated deaths, particularly in children, above seasonally expected levels are being seen this season (772 notifications reported in weeks 37 to 48 in 2022) across England. Diagnoses of iGAS infection from lower respiratory tract specimens in children under 15 years increased to 28% in November 2022. Medical practitioners have been alerted to the exceptional increase in incidence, including unusual numbers of children presenting with pulmonary empyema.

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Subject

Virology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Epidemiology

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