Marijke Peetermans, Veerle Matheeussen, Cedric Moerman, Fréderic De Rydt, Sabine Thieren, Emily Pollet, Michael Casaer, Benjamin De Backer, Rudi De Paep, Yves Debaveye, Lars Desmet, Stefanie Desmet, Els I M Duval, Vincent Fraipont, Dieter Geysels, Greet Hermans, Frederik Lahaye, Xavier Mathy, Philippe Meersseman, Cécile Meex, Jozef Van Herck, Stefanie van Kleef-van Koeveringe, Nathalie Layios, Joost Wauters, Philippe G Jorens
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...
January 29, 2024: Annals of Intensive Care