Epidemiology of Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in 10 US States, 2004–2023

Clinical Infectious Diseases 2026 Open access

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Authors: Veena Ramachandran, Jennifer Onukwube Okaro, Namrata Prasad, So-Youn Park, Lesley McGee, Sopio Chochua, Yuan Li, Bridget J. Anderson, Kari Burzlaff, Lee H. Harrison, Terresa Carter, Jessica Houston
+15 more Daniel M. Sosin, Kayla Fails, Jennifer Zipprich, Susan Petit, Maria Rosales, Shua J. Chai, William Schaffner, Tiffanie M. Markus, Ann Thomas, Tasha A. Martin, Amy Tunali, Jessica R Howard-Anderson, Meghan Barnes, Erin Youngkin, Christopher J. Gregory
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciag284
Cited by: 1
References: 35

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are common in children, ranging from mild to life-threatening invasive disease. Large-scale descriptions of changes in pediatric invasive GAS infections in the United States, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, are limited. METHODS: We used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs), a multistate, population- and laboratory-based surveillance system, to assess changes in pediatric (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Neonatal and Maternal Infections Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Publication details

Journal / source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Volume
83
Issue
2
Pages
e300–e309
Publication date
24 April 2026
Language
EN