PLoS ONE, 2021 Objective We have produced a protocol for the comprehensive systematic review of the current literature around superficial group A Streptococcal infections in Australia.
Sophie Wiegele +3 more
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INCREASE IN INVASIVE GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN IN THE NETHERLANDS, A SURVEY AMONG 7 HOSPITALS IN 2022 [PDF]
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2022 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.
E van Kempen +12 more
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Risk Factors and Predictors of Mortality in Streptococcal Necrotizing Soft-tissue Infections: A Multicenter Prospective Study [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTI) are life-threatening conditions often caused by β-hemolytic streptococci, group A Streptococcus (GAS) in particular. Optimal treatment is contentious.
Trond Bruun +22 more
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Streptococcal Infections in Marine Mammals
Microorganisms, 2021 Marine mammals are sentinels for the marine ecosystem and threatened by numerous factors including infectious diseases. One of the most frequently isolated bacteria are beta-hemolytic streptococci.
Daniela Numberger +3 more
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Zebrafish and Streptococcal Infections [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 2015 AbstractStreptococcal bacteria are a versatile group of gram‐positive bacteria capable of infecting several host organisms, including humans and fish. Streptococcal species are common colonizers of the human respiratory and gastrointestinal tract, but they also cause some of the most common life‐threatening, invasive infections in humans and ...
A, Saralahti, M, Rämet
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Increased incidence of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Sweden, January 2012–February 2013 [PDF]
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2013 The incidence of invasive group A streptococcal infections in Sweden was 6.1 per 100,000 population in 2012, the highest since the disease became notifiable in 2004.
Jessica Darenberg +5 more
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A Review of the Impact of Streptococcal Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance on Human Health. [PDF]
Antibiotics (Basel)Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS), and Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) are bacteria that can cause a range of infections, some of them life-threatening.
Gergova R +3 more
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Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion
Case Reports in Medicine, 2013 Puerperal group A streptococcal infections, a major postpartum killer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, have become (fortunately) rare. We describe a cluster of 4 serious peripartum group A streptococcal infections occurring within the past ...
Mary T. Busowski +4 more
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Incidence and treatment of group A streptococcal infections during covid-19 pandemic and 2022 outbreak: retrospective cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP [PDF]
BMJ MedicineObjective To investigate the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the number of patients with group A streptococcal infections and related antibiotic prescriptions.Design Retrospective cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP.Setting Primary care ...
Ben Goldacre +30 more
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Oxidative Stress and Low-Grade Endotoxemia in Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciTotè CM +18 more
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