Ongoing Excess Hospitalizations for Severe Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Disease in 2023-2024-A Single-Center Report

• Main Authors: Nina Schöbi (Author), Andrea Duppenthaler (Author), Matthias Horn (Author), Andreas Bartenstein (Author), Kristina Keitel (Author), Matthias V. Kopp (Author), Philipp K. A. Agyeman (Author), Christoph Aebi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A Europe-wide outbreak of invasive pediatric group A streptococcal infections (iGAS) began in fall 2022. Here, we report the evolution of GAS hospitalizations in children and adolescents during the second outbreak year in 2023-2024 at a tertiary center in Switzerland. Using prospective monitoring of...