Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in Children, 1992-2023
This case series found that pediatric iGAS incidence increased in south-central Ontario prior to and after the COVID-19 pandemic in association with increased iGAS infections of the respiratory tract. Respiratory viral coinfections were common. Different emm types were associated with differing presentations and severity.
Authors
- Sumon Chakrabarti
- Huda Almohri
- Sharon Walmsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3959-5692)
- Matthew Muller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3835-4096)
- Sergio Borgia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7816-2929)
- Shiva Barati
- Tony Mazzulli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2682-8792)
- Allison McGeer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-6137)
- Deborah Yamamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0915-6514)
- Lee William Goneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7425-6752)
- Daniel Ricciuto
- Tamara Vikulova
- Ramzi Fattouh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6573-6367)
- Alyssa Golden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1788-1794)
- Manal Tadros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5546-0261)
- Kevin R. Barker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9288-6544)
- Larissa Matukas
- Caroline Kassee
- Christopher Kandel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-309X)
- Medina Saffie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0029-2042)
- Sigmund Krajden
- Julianne V. Kus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-7244)
- Lubna Farooqi
- Gregory J. Tyrrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5276-2416)
- Samira Mubareka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5012-2311)
- Jennie Johnstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3785-6617)
- Agron Plevneshi
- Krystyna Ostrowska
- Kazi Hassan
- Danny Z. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6565-2884)
- Reena Lovinsky
- Irene Armstrong
- Ian Kitai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7544-2167)
- Andrew E. Simor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8184-3987)
- Alainna Jamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7082-3027)
- Mary Ann MacDonald
- Aaron J. Campigotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3761-6995)
- Wayne L. Gold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4621-8772)
- Angel Xinliu Li
- Ari Bitnun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5289-5430)
- Susan M. Poutanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4747-2550)
- Monali Varia
- Mare Pejkovska
- Christie Vermeiren
- Nadia Shamshad Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0474-3448)
- Irene Martín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1947-8296)
- Maxime Lefebvre
- Zoë Zhong
- Karen Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7570-3577)
- Vanessa Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-9730)
- David Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6445-6678)
- Samir N. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9824-7623)
- Kevin Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-2683)
- Asfia Sultana
- Liane Macdonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8674-4286)
- David P. Rose
- Amna Faheem
- Jeya Nadarajah
- Valérie Sales
- Gloria Crowl
- Abdelbaset Belhaj
- Mahin Baqi
- Halima Dabaja-Younis
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- Toronto Public Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Lakeridge Health (CA)
- Joseph Brant Hospital (CA)
- Trillium Health Centre (CA)
- Alberta Hospital Edmonton (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Toronto East General Hospital (CA)
- Provincial Laboratory of Public Health (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- William Osler Health System (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2861
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.66
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention