Cited 85 times since 2023 (32.3 per year) source: EuropePMC Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, Volume 28, Issue 1, 1 1 2023 Increase in invasive group A streptococcal (<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>) infections (iGAS) in young children in the Netherlands, 2022. de Gier B, Marchal N, de Beer-Schuurman I, Te Wierik M, Hooiveld M, ISIS-AR Study Group, GAS Study group, de Melker HE, van Sorge NM, Members of the GAS study group, Members of the ISIS-AR study group
In 2022, a sevenfold increase in the number of notifiable invasive Streptococcus pyogenes (iGAS) infections among children aged 0-5 years was observed in the Netherlands compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic years. Of 42 cases in this age group, seven had preceding or coinciding varicella zoster infections, nine were fatal. This increase is not attributable to a specific emm type. Vigilance for clinical deterioration as iGAS sign is warranted in young children, especially those with varicella zoster infection.
