ArticleCanada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada2018
Community outbreak of invasive group A streptococcus infection in Ontario, Canada.
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- Invasive group A streptococcal disease surveillance in Canada, 2021-2022.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2024Article
- Invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) surveillance in Island Health, British Columbia, 2022.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and Safety of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Persons Exposed to Cases of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease: A Systematic Review.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs and People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States, 2010-2017.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021Article
- Increasing Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in First Nations Population, Alberta, Canada, 2003-2017.Emerging infectious diseases · 2021Article
- All together now: aggregating multiple records to develop a person-based dataset to integrate and enhance infectious disease surveillance in Ontario, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2020Article
- Three sequential outbreaks of Group ACanada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2020Article
- Risk factors associated with group A Streptococcus acquisition in a large, urban homeless shelter outbreak.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2020Article
- Immunization With a Secreted Esterase Protects Mice Against Multiple Serotypes (M1, M3, and M28) of Group AFrontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
- Bloodstream infection due to β-hemolytic streptococci: a population-based comparative analysis.Infection · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundOutbreaks of invasive group A streptococcal infection (iGAS) have historically occurred in institutional settings. Increasingly, community-based outbreaks have been reported, often among marginalized populations, yet few guidelines exist for managing iGAS outbreaks in such settings.
objectiveTo describe the ongoing outbreak of iGAS in Middlesex-London, Ontario, and the challenges that arose while applying current guidelines to a marginalized population in a community setting.
methodsThe outbreak investigation included all iGAS cases in Middlesex-London with an onset date from April 1, 2016 to February 28, 2018. Clinical specimens were submitted to provincial and federal laboratories for typing. Public health management of the outbreak involved environmental health inspections, contact tracing, chemoprophylaxis of close contacts, swabbing to determine colonization rates of
resultsA total of 156 confirmed cases of iGAS corresponding to 147 individuals were reported in less than two years. More than 60% of cases occurred in men (n
conclusionThe application of institution-based guidelines for iGAS outbreaks has been ineffective in controlling this particular community outbreak. There is a need for guidelines on managing outbreaks of iGAS in the community especially when an outbreak involves marginalized populations.
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