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Increase in invasive group A streptococcal (Streptococcus pyogenes) infections (iGAS) in young children in the Netherlands, 2022.

ABSTRACT: In 2022, a sevenfold increase in the number of notifiable invasive Streptococcus pyogenes (iGAS) infections among children aged 0-5 years was observed in the Netherlands compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic years. Of 42 cases in this age group, seven had preceding or coinciding varicella zoster infections, nine were fatal. This increase is not attributable to a specific emm type. Vigilance for clinical deterioration as iGAS sign is warranted in young children, especially those with varicella zoster infection.

SUBMITTER: de Gier B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817208 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Increase in invasive group A streptococcal (Streptococcus pyogenes) infections (iGAS) in young children in the Netherlands, 2022.

de Gier Brechje B Marchal Niek N de Beer-Schuurman Ilse I Te Wierik Margreet M Hooiveld Mariëtte M de Melker Hester E HE van Sorge Nina M NM

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 20230101 1

In 2022, a sevenfold increase in the number of notifiable invasive Streptococcus pyogenes (iGAS) infections among children aged 0-5 years was observed in the Netherlands compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic years. Of 42 cases in this age group, seven had preceding or coinciding varicella zoster infections, nine were fatal. This increase is not attributable to a specific emm type. Vigilance for clinical deterioration as iGAS sign is warranted in young children, especially those with ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundGroup A Streptococcus (GAS) causes multiple clinical manifestations, including invasive (iGAS) or even life-threatening (severe-iGAS) infections. After the drop in cases during COVID-19 pandemic, in 2022 a sharp increase of GAS was reported globally.MethodsGAS strains collected in 09/2022-03/2023 in two university hospitals in Milan, Italy were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical/epidemiological data were combined with whole-genome sequencing to: (i) define resistome/virulome, (ii) identify putative transmission chains, (iii) explore associations between emm-types and clinical severity.ResultsTwenty-eight isolates were available, 19/28 (67.9%) from adults and 9/28 (32.1%) from pediatric population. The criteria for iGAS were met by 19/28 cases (67.9%), of which 11/19 (39.3%) met the further criteria for severe-iGAS. Pediatric cases were mainly non-invasive infections (8/9, 88.9%), adult cases were iGAS and severe-iGAS in 18/19 (94.7%) and 10/19 (52.6%), respectively. Thirteen emm-types were detected, the most prevalent being emm1 and emm12 (6/28 strains each, 21.4%). Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis of emm1.0 and emm12.0 strains revealed pairwise SNP distance always >10, inconsistent with unique transmission chains. Emm12.0-type, found to almost exclusively carry virulence factors speH and speI, was mainly detected in children and in no-iGAS infections (55.6 vs. 5.3%, p = 0.007 and 66.7 vs. 0.0%, p < 0.001, respectively), while emm1.0-type was mainly detected in severe-iGAS (0.0 vs. 45.5%, p = 0.045).ConclusionsThis study showed that multiple emm-types contributed to a 2022/2023 GAS infection increase in two hospitals in Milan, with no evidence of direct transmission chains. Specific emm-types could be associated with disease severity or invasiveness. Overall, these results support the integration of classical epidemiological studies with genomic investigation to appropriately manage severe infections and improve surveillance.

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Increase in invasive group A streptococcal (Streptococcus pyogenes) infections (iGAS) in young children in the Netherlands, 2022.

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Increase in invasive group A streptococcal (<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>) infections (iGAS) in young children in the Netherlands, 2022.

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