Invasive Group A Streptococcus in Infants Less Than 1-year of Age From 2012 to 2022: A Single-Center Experience.

ABSTRACT: The incidence of invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) has varied throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We reviewed iGAS infections in infants ≤1 year from 2012 to 2022. Twenty-five percent of cases occurred in the last quarter of 2022. Pneumonia (21.8%) was the most common presentation. Twenty-one patients (65.6%) were successfully transitioned to oral antibiotics.

SUBMITTER: Nack T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824259 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature