Further attention to Group A Streptococcus

VernacularTitle:进一步关注A族链球菌
Author: Dingle YU ¹ ; Yuejie ZHENG ; Kunling SHEN ; Yonghong YANG
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1. 深圳市儿童医院呼吸科，深圳　518038
Keywords: Child; Group A Streptococcus; Infection; Scarlet fever
From: Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2024;39(7):495-498
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Since 2022, there has been an increasing trend in the incidence of scarlet fever and deaths due to Group A Streptococcus (GAS) in the UK and some European countries, with the paediatric population particularly affected, a phenomenon that has attracted widespread international attention.The author believes that GAS has not received sufficient attention and that there are significant national differences in early surveillance, treatment strategies, management and control.Here, author present professional insights on the unresolved scientific issues related to GAS infections, with a view to attracting the attention of domestic colleagues and jointly promoting GAS-related research, prevention and control.