Rozeta Sokou, Filippos Filippatos, Vasiliki Daniil, Efstathia-Danai Bikouli, Andreas G Tsantes, Daniele Piovani, Stefanos Bonovas, Zoi Iliodromiti, Theodora Boutsikou, Argirios E Tsantes, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Aikaterini Konstantinidi
(1) Background: The importance of group A streptococcus (GAS) infection severity has been recognized in children and adults. However, to our knowledge, there have been no systematic reviews or pooled assessments of the incidence and outcome of invasive GAS (iGAS) disease in neonates, a potentially high-risk population. Therefore, we performed a systematic review of available data regarding the risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcome of GAS infection in neonates. (2) Methods: An electronic search of the existing literature was carried out during the period July 2023-September 2023 in the PubMed and Scopus databases, considering studies referring to GAS infection in the neonatal population...
November 8, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine