Trends in the growing impact of group A Streptococcus infection on public health after COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentral observational study in Okayama, Japan
We highlighted that the number of iGAS infections was twofold higher than that of notified STSS, with comparable mortality rate between these groups, indicating substantial underestimation of the true burden of iGAS. This epidemiological investigation has significant implications for enhancing infectious disease surveillance frameworks and public health policy development.
Authors
- Hideharu Hagiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5086-1891)
- Yasuhiro Nakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-791X)
- Koji Fujita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4789-1579)
- Yoshitaka Iwamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-0846)
- Shinnosuke Fukushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4871-4996)
- Takashi Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8049-1943)
- Yuko Takehara
- Haruto Yamada
- Masayo Yoshida
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- Okayama University Hospital (JP)
- Hiroshima Kyoritsu Hospital (JP)
- Tsuyama Chuo Hospital (JP)
- Okayama Prefecture (JP)
- Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital (JP)
- Okayama Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-024-05015-2
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.34
Funders
- Okayama University