@article{fd7648cfd688442ea90637d36e51c15b,
title = "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.",
keywords = "Adult, COVID-19, Chickenpox, Child, Child, Preschool, Herpes Zoster, Humans, Netherlands/epidemiology, Pandemics, Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis, Streptococcus pyogenes",
author = "{de Gier}, Brechje and Niek Marchal and {de Beer-Schuurman}, Ilse and {te Wierik}, Margreet and Mari{\"e}tte Hooiveld and {de Melker}, {Hester E.} and {ISIS-AR study group} and {van Sorge}, {Nina M.} and {GAS Study group} and Stuart, {J. W. T. Cohen} and Melles, {D. C.} and {van Dijk}, K. and A. Alzubaidy and M. Scholing and Kuil, {S. D.} and Blaauw, {G. J.} and {Altorf-van der Kuil}, W. and Bierman, {S. M.} and {de Greeff}, {S. C.} and Groenendijk, {S. R.} and R. Hertroys and Kuijper, {E. J.} and N. Marchal and Monen, {J. C. M.} and Notermans, {D. W.} and J. Polman and {van den Reek}, {W. J.} and {Schneeberger-van der Linden}, C. and Schoffelen, {A. F.} and Wielders, {C. C. H.} and {de Wit}, {B. J.} and Zoetigheid, {R. E.} and {van den Bijllaardt}, W. and Kraan, {E. M.} and Haeseker, {M. B.} and {da Silva}, {J. M.} and {de Jong}, E. and B. Maraha and {van Griethuysen}, {A. J.} and Wintermans, {B. B.} and {van Trijp}, {M. J. C. A.} and M. Wong and Muller, {A. E.} and A. Ott and M. Lokate and E. Bathoorn and J. Sinnige and {van Rijn}, M. and Bentvelsen, {R. G.} and {de Graaf}, M. and {van Meer}, {M. P. A.} and {de Vries}, J.",
note = "Funding Information: This study was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
day = "5",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.1.2200941",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
journal = "Euro surveillance",
issn = "1025-496X",
publisher = "European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control",
number = "1",
}