An Australian Paediatric Retrieval Service Riding the Wave of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease From 2022 to 2024
The prevalence of iGAS disease referrals to NETS NSW significantly increased from late 2022 to early 2024. There was a high service demand for NETS NSW to retrieve critically unwell preschool-aged children requiring critical stabilisation and transfer to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Authors
- Stuart Haggie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6499-8824)
- Kathryn Browning Carmo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-9016)
- Tracey Lutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9986-288X)
- Mark V. Fletcher
- L. Scerri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4340-3328)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- NSW Ambulance (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.70093
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Tasmania