Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in 10 US States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic burden.

Objective

To update trends in invasive GAS disease incidence rates in 10 US states between 2013 and 2022.

Design, setting, and participants

Clinical, demographic, and laboratory data for invasive GAS cases were collected as part of population-based surveillance in the Active Bacterial Core surveillance network covering 34.9 million persons across 10 US states. A case was defined as isolation of GAS from a normally sterile site or from a wound in a patient with necrotizing fasciitis or streptococcal toxic shock syndrome between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2022. Demographic and clinical data were collected from medical record review

SUBMITTER: Gregory CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11976646 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature