Group A Streptococcus infections in children and adolescents in the post-COVID-19 era: a regional Italian survey

• Main Authors: Bianca Laura Cinicola (Author), Ilaria Sani (Author), Federica Pulvirenti (Author), Martina Capponi (Author), Fabrizio Leone (Author), Alberto Spalice (Author), Agata Montalbano (Author), Alessandra Macari (Author), Maria Teresa Fonte (Author), Paolo Gianni Giampietro (Author), Danilo Buonsenso (Author), Anna Maria Zicari (Author), Teresa Rongai (Author), On behalf of the Italian Pediatrician Federation (FIMP) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite the worldwide increasing incidence of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections reported since December 2022, data on noninvasive GAS (nGAS) infections in the post COVID-19 era are limited. By a self-reported survey performed in an outpatient setting, we investigated the num...