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Grochowska M, Strzelak A, Krenke K. Complicated pneumonia caused by group A Streptococcus in children - 2022/2023 infectious season outbreak and update on clinical characteristics. J Infect Chemother 2024:S1341-321X(24)00114-4. [PMID: 38631479 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2024.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND An increased incidence of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections has been observed in pediatric population post-COVID-19 pandemic. While the majority of reports refer to scarlet fever or invasive GAS disease, detailed data on pulmonary manifestations such as complicated community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of GAS to complicated CAP in children during the 2022/2023 infectious season. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the etiology and clinical presentation of complicated CAP patients hospitalized in our tertiary care center in Warsaw, Poland, between August 2022 and May 2023. RESULTS Among 91 patients with complicated CAP, GAS was the dominant cause constituting 24.2% (22/91; 95% CI 15.8-34.3%) of the study group. 68.2% of GAS pneumonia patients presented symptoms of scarlet fever, and 27.3% had preceding or concurrent viral infection. GAS complicated CAP was associated with longer hospitalization, higher incidence of chest tube insertion, but shorter duration of chest tube drainage than complicated CAP of other etiology. Children with GAS complicated CAP had higher procalcitonin concentration (28.1 vs. 1.5 ng/dL; p<0.0001) and a lower platelets level (254.5 vs. 422 × 103/μL; p = 0.0031) than those with non-GAS infection. CONCLUSIONS GAS is currently the predominant pathogen of complicated CAP in children. Clinicians should be aware of the current epidemiological situation and a more severe course of GAS pneumonia in this age group, and should monitor patients presenting with symptoms of scarlet fever and preceding viral infection closely.
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- Magdalena Grochowska
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Doctoral School, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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Tąpolska-Jóźwiak K, Gowin E, Pasieka A, Wasiak A, Stasik P, Łoś A, Sobkowiak P, Kycler Z, Jończyk-Potoczna K, Wojsyk-Banaszak I. Increasing incidence of severe complicated pneumonia in children caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. Pediatr Pulmonol 2024. [PMID: 38558518 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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- Katarzyna Tąpolska-Jóźwiak
- Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Health Promotion Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Greater Poland Pediatric Center, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Central Laboratory, Karol Jonscher's Clinical Hospital, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Ramírez de Arellano E, Saavedra-Lozano J, Villalón P, Jové-Blanco A, Grandioso D, Sotelo J, Gamell A, González-López JJ, Cervantes E, Gónzalez MJ, Rello-Saltor V, Esteva C, Sanz-Santaeufemia F, Yagüe G, Manzanares Á, Brañas P, Ruiz de Gopegui E, Carrasco-Colom J, García F, Cercenado E, Mellado I, Del Castillo E, Pérez-Vazquez M, Oteo-Iglesias J, Calvo C. Clinical, microbiological, and molecular characterization of pediatric invasive infections by Streptococcus pyogenes in Spain in a context of global outbreak. mSphere 2024; 9:e0072923. [PMID: 38440985 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00729-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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In December 2022, an alert was published in the UK and other European countries reporting an unusual increase in the incidence of Streptococcus pyogenes infections. Our aim was to describe the clinical, microbiological, and molecular characteristics of group A Streptococcus invasive infections (iGAS) in children prospectively recruited in Spain (September 2022-March 2023), and compare invasive strains with strains causing mild infections. One hundred thirty isolates of S. pyogenes causing infection (102 iGAS and 28 mild infections) were included in the microbiological study: emm typing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and sequencing for core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST), resistome, and virulome analysis. Clinical data were available from 93 cases and 21 controls. Pneumonia was the most frequent clinical syndrome (41/93; 44.1%), followed by deep tissue abscesses (23/93; 24.7%), and osteoarticular infections (11/93; 11.8%). Forty-six of 93 cases (49.5%) required admission to the pediatric intensive care unit. iGAS isolates mainly belonged to emm1 and emm12; emm12 predominated in 2022 but was surpassed by emm1 in 2023. Spread of M1UK sublineage (28/64 M1 isolates) was communicated for the first time in Spain, but it did not replace the still predominant sublineage M1global (36/64). Furthermore, a difference in emm types compared with the mild cases was observed with predominance of emm1, but also important representativeness of emm12 and emm89 isolates. Pneumonia, the most frequent and severe iGAS diagnosed, was associated with the speA gene, while the ssa superantigen was associated with milder cases. iGAS isolates were mainly susceptible to antimicrobials. cgMLST showed five major clusters: ST28-ST1357/emm1, ST36-ST425/emm12, ST242/emm12.37, ST39/emm4, and ST101-ST1295/emm89 isolates. IMPORTANCE Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a common bacterial pathogen in the pediatric population. In the last months of 2022, an unusual increase in GAS infections was detected in various countries. Certain strains were overrepresented, although the cause of this raise is not clear. In Spain, a significant increase in mild and severe cases was also observed; this study evaluates the clinical characteristics and the strains involved in both scenarios. Our study showed that the increase in incidence did not correlate with an increase in resistance or with an emm types shift. However, there seemed to be a rise in severity, partly related to a greater rate of pneumonia cases. These findings suggest a general increase in iGAS that highlights the need for surveillance. The introduction of whole genome sequencing in the diagnosis and surveillance of iGAS may improve the understanding of antibiotic resistance, virulence, and clones, facilitating its control and personalized treatment.
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- Eva Ramírez de Arellano
- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Taxonomía, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital San Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital San Joan de Dèu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears (IdiSBA), Palma, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital San Cecilio, Instituto de Investigación IbS.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Pediatría y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Fundación IdiPaz Madrid, Spain. Red de Investigación Traslación en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Materno Infantil de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC). Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Pediatría y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Fundación IdiPaz Madrid, Spain. Red de Investigación Traslación en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Nygaard U, Hartling UB, Munkstrup C, Nielsen AB, Dungu KHS, Schmidt LS, Glenthøj J, Matthesen AT, Rytter MJH, Holm M. Invasive group A streptococcal infections in children and adolescents in Denmark during 2022-23 compared with 2016-17 to 2021-22: a nationwide, multicentre, population-based cohort study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2024; 8:112-121. [PMID: 38103567 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(23)00295-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND A historic increase in paediatric invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections was reported globally in 2022. iGAS infections can lead to severe manifestations (eg, pleural empyema, necrotising fasciitis, toxic shock syndrome, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, and meningitis). We aimed to compare the incidence and severity of iGAS infections overall, for distinct clinical phenotypes, and for GAS emm variants in Denmark in 2022-23 with reference to the previous six seasons (ie, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22). METHODS In this nationwide, multicentre, population-based cohort study, we included all children and adolescents in Denmark aged 0-17 years with a positive culture of GAS or GAS confirmed through PCR-based methods from otherwise sterile sites in 2022-23 and the previous six seasons from 2016-17 to 2021-22. For all seven seasons, data were obtained from week 21 to week 20 of the next year. Patients at all 18 paediatric hospital departments in Denmark were identified through the Danish Microbiology Database, in which iGAS isolates from sterile sites are prospectively registered, including emm typing. We obtained electronic medical health records for each patient admitted with a diagnosis of iGAS. We calculated the incidence of iGAS per 1 000 000 inhabitants aged 0-17 years in each season from week 21 to week 20 of the next year and the risk ratios (RRs) for incidence of iGAS, distinct disease manifestations, and emm variants in 2022-23 versus the three pre-COVID-19 seasons in 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 using Fisher's exact test and Pearson's χ2 test. FINDINGS Among the Danish population of 1 152 000 children and adolescents aged 0-17 years, 174 with iGAS disease were included. 76 children and adolescents with iGAS during 2022-23 were identified; 31 (41%) of 76 were female and 45 (59%) were male. 98 children and adolescents with iGAS during 2016-17 to 2021-22 were identified; 41 (42%) of 98 were female and 57 (58%) were male. There was an increase in incidence of iGAS from mean 22·6 (95% CI 14·7-33·1) per 1 000 000 children and adolescents during 2016-17 to 2018-19 to 66·0 (52·0-82·6) per 1 000 000 during 2023-23 (RR 2·9, 95% CI 1·9-4·6; p<0·0001). During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22, the mean incidence of iGAS was 6·1 (95% CI 2·4-12·5) per 1 000 000 children and adolescents. In 2022-23, there was a 9·5-fold increase in emm-12 (95% CI 2·2-40·8; p=0·0002) and a 2·7-fold increase in emm-1 (1·3-5·5; p=0·0037). The most common clinical manifestations of iGAS in 2022-23 were soft-tissue infections, which increased by 4·5-fold (1·9-10·9; p=0·0003), and complicated pneumonia with parapneumonic effusion, which increased by 4·0-fold (1·4-11·4; p=0·0059), both compared with the three pre-COVID-19 seasons. Overall, there was no increased severity of iGAS in 2022-23 compared with the previous six seasons as measured by median duration of hospital stay (8 days, IQR 4-14 vs 9 days, 5-15; p=0·39), paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission (17 [22%] of 76 vs 17 [17%] of 98; p=0·53), duration of stay in PICU (4 days, IQR 2-10 vs 4 days, 2-11; p=0·84), or mortality (three [4%] of 76 vs three [3%] of 98; p=1·00). In 2022-23, there was a 3·6-fold (95% CI 1·8-7·3; p=0·0001) increase in children with a preceding upper respiratory tract infection and a 4·6-fold (1·5-14·1; p=0·0034) increase in children with a preceding varicella-zoster infection, both compared with the three pre-COVID-19 seasons. INTERPRETATION In Denmark, the incidence of paediatric iGAS increased in 2022-23 compared with the three pre-COVID-19 seasons of 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19. However, the course of iGAS disease in children and adolescents in 2022-23 was not more severe than in previous seasons. The high morbidity across all seasons highlights iGAS as a major invasive bacterial infection in children and adolescents. FUNDING Innovation Fund Denmark.
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- Ulrikka Nygaard
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hans Christian Andersen Children's Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hillerød University Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Peetermans M, Matheeussen V, Moerman C, De Rydt F, Thieren S, Pollet E, Casaer M, De Backer B, De Paep R, Debaveye Y, Desmet L, Desmet S, Duval EIM, Fraipont V, Geysels D, Hermans G, Lahaye F, Mathy X, Meersseman P, Meex C, Van Herck J, van Kleef-van Koeveringe S, Layios N, Wauters J, Jorens PG. Clinical and molecular epidemiological features of critically ill patients with invasive group A Streptococcus infections: a Belgian multicenter case-series. Ann Intensive Care 2024; 14:19. [PMID: 38286885 PMCID: PMC10825083 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-024-01249-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent alerts have highlighted an increase in group A streptococcal (GAS) infections since 2022 in Europe and the United States. Streptococcus pyogenes can cause limited skin or mucosal disease, but can also present as severe invasive disease necessitating critical care. We performed a multicenter retrospective study of patients with GAS infections recently admitted to Belgian intensive care units (ICUs) since January 2022. We describe patient characteristics and investigate the molecular epidemiology of the S. pyogenes strains involved. RESULTS Between January 2022 and May 2023, a total of 86 cases (56 adults, 30 children) with GAS disease were admitted to critical care in the university hospitals of Leuven, Antwerp and Liège. We noted a strikingly high incidence of severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) (45% of adults, 77% of children) complicated with empyema in 45% and 83% of adult and pediatric cases, respectively. Two-thirds of patients with S. pyogenes pneumonia had viral co-infection, with influenza (13 adults, 5 children) predominating. Other disease presentations included necrotizing fasciitis (23% of adults), other severe skin/soft tissue infections (16% of adults, 13% of children) and ear/nose/throat infections (13% of adults, 13% of children). Cardiogenic shock was frequent (36% of adults, 20% of children). Fifty-six patients (65%) had toxic shock syndrome. Organ support requirements were high and included invasive mechanical ventilation (77% of adults, 50% of children), renal replacement therapy (29% of adults, 3% of children) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (20% of adults, 7% of children). Mortality was 21% in adults and 3% in children. Genomic analysis of S. pyogenes strains from 55 out of 86 patients showed a predominance of emm1 strains (73%), with a replacement of the M1global lineage by the toxigenic M1UK lineage (83% of emm1 strains were M1UK). CONCLUSIONS The recent rise of severe GAS infections (2022-23) is associated with introduction of the M1UK lineage in Belgium, but other factors may be at play-including intense circulation of respiratory viruses and potentially an immune debt after the COVID pandemic. Importantly, critical care physicians should include S. pyogenes as causative pathogen in the differential diagnosis of sCAP.
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- Marijke Peetermans
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
- Laboratory for Clinical Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Microbiology and Belgian Reference Centre for Invasive β-Hemolytic Streptococci, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
- Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, GZA Hospital Group, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chirec Hospitals, Brussels, Belgium
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Anesthesiology, VITAZ Hospital, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Service de Microbiologie Clinique, CHR Citadelle, Bd du Douzième de Ligne 1, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Clinical Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Service des Soins Intensifs, CHR Citadelle, Bd du Douzième de Ligne 1, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Belgian Reference Centre for Invasive β-Hemolytic Streptococci, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Service des Soins Intensifs, CHR Citadelle, Bd du Douzième de Ligne 1, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Service de Microbiologie Clinique, University Hospital Liège, Avenue de l'Hôpital, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Belgian Reference Centre for Invasive β-Hemolytic Streptococci, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital Liège, Avenue de l'Hôpital, 4000, Liège, Belgium
- Département des Sciences Cliniques, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Clinical Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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Orieux A, Prevel R, Dumery M, Lascarrou JB, Zucman N, Reizine F, Fillatre P, Detollenaere C, Darreau C, Antier N, Saint-Léger M, Schnell G, La Combe B, Guesdon C, Bruna F, Guillon A, Varillon C, Lesieur O, Grand H, Bertrand B, Siami S, Oudeville P, Besnard C, Persichini R, Bauduin P, Thyrault M, Evrard M, Schnell D, Auchabie J, Auvet A, Rigaud JP, Beuret P, Leclerc M, Berger A, Ben Hadj Salem O, Lorber J, Stoclin A, Guisset O, Bientz L, Khan P, Guillotin V, Lacherade JC, Boyer A, Orieux A, Prevel R, Dumery M, Lascarrou JB, Zucman N, Reizine F, Fillatre P, Detollenaere C, Darreau C, Antier N, Saint-Léger M, Schnell G, La Combe B, Guesdon C, Bruna F, Guillon A, Varillon C, Lesieur O, Grand H, Bertrand B, Siami S, Oudeville P, Besnard C, Persichini R, Bauduin P, Thyrault M, Evrard M, Schnell D, Auchabie J, Auvet A, Rigaud JP, Beuret P, Leclerc M, Berger A, Ben Hadj Salem O, Lorber J, Stoclin A, Guisset O, Bientz L, Khan P, Guillotin V, Lacherade JC, Boyer A. Invasive group A streptococcal infections requiring admission to ICU: a nationwide, multicenter, retrospective study (ISTRE study). Crit Care 2024; 28:4. [PMID: 38167516 PMCID: PMC10759709 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04774-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Group A Streptococcus is responsible for severe and potentially lethal invasive conditions requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, such as streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (STSS). A rebound of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection after COVID-19-associated barrier measures has been observed in children. Several intensivists of French adult ICUs have reported similar bedside impressions without objective data. We aimed to compare the incidence of iGAS infection before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, describe iGAS patients' characteristics, and determine ICU mortality associated factors. METHODS We performed a retrospective multicenter cohort study in 37 French ICUs, including all patients admitted for iGAS infections for two periods: two years before period (October 2018 to March 2019 and October 2019 to March 2020) and a one-year after period (October 2022 to March 2023) COVID-19 pandemic. iGAS infection was defined by Group A Streptococcus isolation from a normally sterile site. iGAS infections were identified using the International Classification of Diseases and confirmed with each center's microbiology laboratory databases. The incidence of iGAS infections was expressed in case rate. RESULTS Two hundred and twenty-two patients were admitted to ICU for iGAS infections: 73 before and 149 after COVID-19 pandemic. Their case rate during the period before and after COVID-19 pandemic was 205 and 949/100,000 ICU admissions, respectively (p < 0.001), with more frequent STSS after the COVID-19 pandemic (61% vs. 45%, p = 0.015). iGAS patients (n = 222) had a median SOFA score of 8 (5-13), invasive mechanical ventilation and norepinephrine in 61% and 74% of patients. ICU mortality in iGAS patients was 19% (14% before and 22% after COVID-19 pandemic; p = 0.135). In multivariate analysis, invasive mechanical ventilation (OR = 6.08 (1.71-21.60), p = 0.005), STSS (OR = 5.75 (1.71-19.22), p = 0.005), acute kidney injury (OR = 4.85 (1.05-22.42), p = 0.043), immunosuppression (OR = 4.02 (1.03-15.59), p = 0.044), and diabetes (OR = 3.92 (1.42-10.79), p = 0.008) were significantly associated with ICU mortality. CONCLUSION The incidence of iGAS infections requiring ICU admission increased by 4 to 5 after the COVID-19 pandemic. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of STSS was higher, with no significant increase in ICU mortality rate.
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- Arthur Orieux
- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Pellegrin et Hôpital Saint André, CHU de Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Pellegrin et Hôpital Saint André, CHU de Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Unité INSERM U1045, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Pellegrin et Hôpital Saint André, CHU de Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médico-Chirurgicale, CH Annecy Genevois, Epagny Metz-Tessy, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CH de Vannes, Vannes, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CH de Saint Brieuc, Saint Brieuc, France
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- Service de Réanimation - Unité de Soins Continus, CH de Boulogne Sur Mer, Boulogne, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médico-Chirurgicale, CH Le Mans, Le Mans, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médico-Chirurgicale, Groupe Hospitalier du Havre, Le Havre, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Groupe Hospitalier Bretagne Sud, Lorient, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier de Pau, Pau, France
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- Service de Réanimation, CH Alpes Leman, Contamine Sur Arve, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, INSERM, Centre d'Étude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), UMR 1100, CHRU de Tours, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CH Dunkirk, Dunkirk, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médico-Chirurgical, CH La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital Robert Boulin, Libourne, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CH Intercommunal Toulon, La Seyne sur Mer (CHITS), Toulon, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CH Sud Essonne, Étampes, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Groupe Hospitalier Régional Mulhouse Sud Alsace (GHRMSA), Mulhouse, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CH Régional de Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Service de Réanimation Et Soins Continus, CH de Saintonge, Saintes, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHU de Caen, Caen, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Groupe Hospitalier Nord Essonne - site Longjumeau, Longjumeau, France
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- Service Réanimation Polyvalente et Surveillance Continue, CH de Lens, Lens, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CH d'Angoulême, Angoulême, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CH de Cholet, Cholet, France
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- Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CH de Dax, Dax, France
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- Service de Réanimation et Soins Continus, CH de Roanne, Roanne, France
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- Service de Réanimation et Soins Intensifs Polyvalents, CH Mémorial Saint-Lô, Saint-Lô, France
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- Service de Réanimation, CH de Haguenau, Haguenau, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médico-Chirurgicale, CHI Meulan - les Mureaux, Meulan en Yvelines, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CH de Saint Nazaire, Saint Nazaire, France
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- Département Interdisciplinaire d'Organisation des Parcours Patients (DIOPP), Service de Réanimation, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Pellegrin et Hôpital Saint André, CHU de Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU de Bordeaux; Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité UMR5234, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation Sud, Centre Médico-Chirurgical Magellan, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Pellegrin et Hôpital Saint André, CHU de Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CH Départemental de la Vendée, La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Pellegrin et Hôpital Saint André, CHU de Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Unité INSERM U1045, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Kyne S, Ní Shíocháin D, McDonnell C, Byrne A, Sutton-Fitzpatrick U, Crowley N, Nertney L, Myers C, Waldron J, Ahmed A, Wrynne C, Fennell J, Fitzpatrick P, Fitzsimons JJ, Scanlan B, Vaughan D, Gorman KM, Cunney R, Smyth AE, Hourihane JO. Increased rates of invasive bacterial disease in late 2022. Eur J Pediatr 2024; 183:323-334. [PMID: 37882822 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05282-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Invasive bacterial disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In winter 2022, there was an apparent increased rate of invasive bacterial disease compared to preceding years. Cross-site retrospective analysis of the three Children's Health Ireland (CHI) hospitals looking at children admitted between 1st October 2022-31st December 2022 (Q4) with community-acquired invasive bacterial disease, defined as an abscess in a normally sterile site in the head, neck and chest or isolation or PCR detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A streptococcus) or Haemophilus influenzae from a normally sterile site. Case numbers were compared to Q4 in each of 2018-2021. Eighty-two children met the case definition in Q4 2022 vs 97 (Q4 2018-2021). In 2022, 42/82 (51%) were female, median age 3.75 years (1.5-8.25 years). Only 2 (2%) were immunosuppressed and 2 others (2%) had underlying neurodisability. Fifty (61%) were admitted on second or subsequent presentation to a healthcare setting. Fifty-six (68%) had an abscess in a sterile site. Bloodstream infection (positive blood culture or PCR: 24 (29%)) was the most common site of infection, followed by neck 22 (27%) and intracranial 12 (15%). Group A streptococcus (GAS) 27 (33%) was the most common organism isolated. Seven cases (9%) died in 2022 compared to 2 patients (2%) from 2018 to 2021 (p < 0.05). More children had Paediatric Overall Performance Category (POPC) scores > 1 in 2022 than 2018-2021 (p = 0.003). Conclusion: Invasive bacterial diseases increased in Q4 2022 with higher morbidity and mortality than in the preceding 4 years. Group A streptococcal infection was the most significant organism in 2022. What is known: • Invasive bacterial disease is the leading cause of childhood mortality globally. • There was an increase in cases of invasive Group A streptococcus infections reported in many countries (including Ireland) during the winter of 2022/23. What is new: • Head, neck and chest abscesses increased in Q4 of 2022 compared to the previous 4 years combined. • Invasive bacterial infections in Q4 of 2022 were associated with higher rates of mortality (9%), paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission (24%) and requirement for surgical drainage or intervention (67%) than in the preceding years.
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- Sarah Kyne
- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Radiology, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Radiology, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Clinical Microbiology, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Emergency Medicine, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Neurology, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Clinical Microbiology, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
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- Radiology, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- General Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
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van Kempen EB, Bruijning-Verhagen PCJ, Borensztajn D, Vermont CL, Quaak MSW, Janson JA, Maat I, Stol K, Vlaminckx BJM, Wieringa JW, van Sorge NM, Boeddha NP, van Veen M. Increase in Invasive Group a Streptococcal Infections in Children in the Netherlands, A Survey Among 7 Hospitals in 2022. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023; 42:e122-e124. [PMID: 36728741 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Following an increase in notifiable invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections in the Netherlands, we conducted a survey among 7 hospitals. Pediatric iGAS case numbers were 2-fold higher between July 2021 and June 2022 versus pre-COVID-19. A sharp increase occurred early 2022, most pronounced in <5 years old and for diagnoses empyema and necrotizing fasciitis. This recent pediatric iGAS surge warrants investigation and vigilance.
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- Evelien B van Kempen
- From the Department of Paediatrics, Juliana Children's Hospital, Haga Hospital, The Hague
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- Department of Paediatrics, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam
- Department of Paediatrics, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar & Den Helder
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam
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- Department of Paediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht
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- Department of Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Amalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
- Netherlands Reference Center for Bacterial Meningitis, Amsterdam UMC location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- From the Department of Paediatrics, Juliana Children's Hospital, Haga Hospital, The Hague
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Kizil MC, Kara Y, Bozan G, Arda S, Durmaz G, Kilic O, Dinleyici EC. Consecutive Seven Serious Cases with Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections at December 2022-January 2023. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023:e003895. [PMID: 36854121 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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