@article{15de1ca004ef4afda6387cd036feb2ac,
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.",
author = "{ISIS-AR study group} and {GAS Study group} and {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 {Van Sorge}, {Nina M.} 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 Melles, {D. C.} and W. Silvis and Renders, {N. H.} and {Van Dam}, {D. W.} and {De Vries}, J.",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
day = "5",
doi = "10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.1.2200941",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
journal = "Eurosurveillance",
issn = "1025-496X",
publisher = "European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control",
number = "1",
}