Invasive group a streptococcal infection associated with community healthcare services delivered at home, South East England, December 2021-2023: Descriptive epidemiological study.

Jeeva John, Sonia Smith, Clare Sawyer, Beth Brokenshire, Charlotte Anderson, David J Roberts

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Jeeva JohnUK Health Security Agency, South East, Chilton, Didcot, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9651-4193

Sonia SmithUK Health Security Agency, South East, Chilton, Didcot, UK.

Clare SawyerUK Health Security Agency, Field Service South East and London, London, UK.

Beth BrokenshireUK Health Security Agency, Field Service South East and London, London, UK.

Charlotte AndersonUK Health Security Agency, Field Service South East and London, London, UK.

David J RobertsUK Health Security Agency, South East, Chilton, Didcot, UK.

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Abstract

Invasive group A Streptococcal (iGAS) outbreaks have been linked to Community Healthcare Services Delivered at Home (CHSDH). There is, however, very limited evidence describing the epidemiology and mortality of iGAS cases associated with CHSDH. We used routine data to describe iGAS cases in adults who had received CHSDH prior to onset and compare characteristics between CHSDH-outbreak and non-outbreak CHSDH cases, in South East England between December 2021 and December 2023. There were 80/898 (8.9%) iGAS case episodes with CHSDH prior to onset; cases were in elderly people (50% aged 85 and over), and had primarily received wound or ulcer care (93.8%), with almost all care delivered by community nurses (98.8%). The 30-day all-cause case fatality was 26.3%.

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Community Health ServicesDisease OutbreaksHome Care ServicesStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEnglandFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adultcommunity health services delivered at homeepidemiologyinvasive Group A streptococcusoutbreakStreptococcus pyogeneswound infection

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PMID40114514

DOI10.1017/S0950268825000287

PMCPMC12001142

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