Invasive group A Streptococcus disease in Australian children: 2016 to 2018 - a descriptive cohort study

• Main Authors: Jane Oliver (Author), Elise Thielemans (Author), Alissa McMinn (Author), Ciara Baker (Author), Philip N. Britton (Author), Julia E. Clark (Author), Helen S. Marshall (Author), Christopher C. Blyth (Author), Joshua Francis (Author), Jim Buttery (Author), Andrew C. Steer (Author), Nigel W. Crawford (Author), on behalf of the PAEDS investigators (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives Invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) disease is serious and sometimes life-threatening. The Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) Network collects voluntary notifications from seven major Australian paediatric hospitals on patients with certain conditions, incl...