High morbidity and mortality in children with invasive lower respiratory tract group A streptococcal infection in England, winter 2022
Viral-like symptoms, and the presence or suspicion of viral co-infection, combined with rapid deterioration made prompt identification of iGAS infection challenging, despite high healthcare engagement. Early recognition and timely treatment remain critical to reducing morbidity and mortality in these cases.
Authors
- Deepti Kumar
- Lucy Findlater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1736-7661)
- K LUYT
- Guy Rebecca
- Diane Hatziioanou
- Sylvia Stoianova
- Mariyam Mirfenderesky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6795-6491)
- Iona Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-309X)
- Tom Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-8247)
- Colin Stewart Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-3403)
- Theresa Lamagni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3965-8323)
- Katie Wrenn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6333-2044)
- Paula Blomquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3962-4211)
- Maaike E. Pietzsch
- Carmellie Inzoungou-Massanga
- Oluwakemi Olufon
- Christopher I. Jarvis
- Michelle Dickinson
Institutions
- National Security Agency (US)
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Environment Agency (GB)
- Public Health England (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- African Field Epidemiology Network (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106212
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00