Standardization of Epidemiological Surveillance of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections.

ABSTRACT: Invasive group A streptococcal (Strep A) infections occur when Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as beta-hemolytic group A Streptococcus, invades a normally sterile site in the body. This article provides guidelines for establishing surveillance for invasive Strep A infections. The primary objective of invasive Strep A surveillance is to monitor trends in rates of infection and determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with laboratory-confirmed invasive Strep A infection, the age- and sex-specific incidence in the population of a defined geographic area, trends in risk factors, and the mortality rates and rates of nonfatal sequelae caused by invasive Strep A infections. This article includes clinical descriptions followed by case definitions, based o

SUBMITTER: Miller KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9474937 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature