Clear trends in hospital Group A strep admissions in UK. ⬇️ during and ⬆️ after #COVID19.

This is national Hospital Episode Statistics , which matches UKHSA data.

Next question: what exactly drove the recent rise?

Hospital admissions for group A streptococcal infections in England: current rates and historical perspective
#GAS #StrepA #GroupAstrep #bacteria #microbiology #IDMastodon #medicine #MedMastodon #infectiousdiseases
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00428-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

iGAS had given my little family a nasty and unexpected hit over Easter, luckily we survived but now wondering what is the driver of increasing #StrepA infection?

"Group A streptococcal infections: report on seasonal activity in England, 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK"
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/group-a-streptococcal-infections-activity-during-the-2022-to-2023-season/group-a-streptococcal-infections-report-on-seasonal-activity-in-england-2022-to-2023

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1213101/prosecutor-orders-probe-into-childs-strep-a-death/
#Στρεπτόκοκκος #StrepA 6 children have already died of strep this year in Greece

I'm on the edge about my daughter's SIXTH documented case of #StrepA. ENT requires SEVEN documented cases, and I'm so frustrated.

Of course I don't want to subject my child to unnecessary surgical procedures, but her snoring and repeated, nearly back-to-back cases of strep have affected her physically, emotionally, and academically with missed school.

I have made appt with alt #ENT doc to discuss possibility of exception for #tonsillectomy.

Sigh.

#MedMastodon #DoctorsOfMastodon #Strep

Modeling the potential health impact of prospective #StrepA #vaccines

📌 Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) infection and direct sequelae are a major cause of morbidity and mortality at the global level, with more than half a million deaths annually and 1.78 million new cases each year

📌 StrepA causes a broad spectrum of diseases, including pharyngitis, skin infections, invasive disease, cellulitis, rheumatic disease, and glomerulonephritis

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-023-00668-0

Asymptomatic throat carriage as source for Group A transmission.
#IDMastodon #StrepA #GAS #streptococcus #bacteria #transmission #microbiology #MedMastodon #medicine #epidemiology #throat

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00068-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes after childbirth can have life threatening consequences. Here, Catton et al. show that the epidemiologically associated bacterial R28 protein targets the human CEACAM1 receptor to facilitate the pathogenesis of bacterial sepsis.
#GroupAstrep #StrepA #science #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #immunology #academicchatter

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37732-1#Sec9

Sepsis in children: Boy has leg amputated after battle with Strep A | The Independent
Hash tag list:
#Sepsis
#Strep
#StrepA
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/strep-a-symptoms-sepsis-amputated-b2320642.html

Great overview of the #AAIDS pandemic.

"COVID-19 causes turnover and aging of the immune cells responsible for responding to both COVID-19 and other pathogens"

[...]

"This immune dysfunction or aging is at least one of the most likely scenarios explaining the recent surges in diseases like RSV, influenza, Strep A, and other infections"

https://whn.global/covid-19-and-immune-dysregulation-a-summary-and-resource/?fbclid=IwAR3QO7-ZKMJtjaoZG1yN6uERQADXDebqUcUTZaPrCYlM8Vz6AlFJCLCbjlM

#covid #SARS2 #RS #ifluenza #StrepA

Spike in deadly strep infections linked to wave of flu, RSV in US kids - Enlarge / A microscope image of Streptococcus pyogenes, a common type o... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1923193 #invasivegroupastrep #respiratoryviruses #infectiousdisease #publichealth #vaccination #sars-cov-2 #children #covid-19 #pandemic #science #strepa #igas #cdc #flu #rsv

Ars Technica: Spike in deadly strep infections linked to wave of flu, RSV in US kids https://arstechnica.com/?p=1923193 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #invasiveGroupAstrep #respiratoryviruses #Infectiousdisease #publichealth #vaccination #SARS-CoV-2 #children #COVID-19 #pandemic #Science #StrepA #iGAS #CDC #flu #RSV

Fall in den USA
Junge verdreht sich Knöchel und stirbt durch „fleisch-fressende Bakterien“

#Streptokokken #StrepA #Bakterien

https://www.focus.de/gesundheit/news/infektion-mit-a-streptokokken-junge-verdreht-sich-knoechel-und-stirbt-durch-fleisch-fressende-bakterien_id_186073070.html

#StrepA #Streptokokken
@alain_berset
@GDK_CDS
@doctorfmh
@swissnoso
#Politik
#Wirtschaft
sind wir #Schweiz und unser #Gesundheitswesen samt #Spitälern vorbereitet ? ? ? nein?

kein Handlungsbedarf weil zu weit weg? noch ?
https://au.news.yahoo.com/babys-legs-amputated-as-australia-sees-surge-in-devastating-illness-054506532.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKS3WnANmIjcW6lA6Gp9iZTvxYmXCSXgcWHSvqZvlfiHiBDDGrBXtg9CsI9yMm3Z3AC-0Hxcvit8QmKPPE53jD1W2eFfCiopw4gKGHlQhcxks9yzHtkt1nsSCMQsVzm406G5LsmXFpNCbTBvUZBbS5-fRCrSxvCW9n0RIqmCr5ty

#iGAS #StrepA #Australia
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RT @TRyanGregory
https://au.news.yahoo.com/babys-legs-amputated-as-australia-sees-surge-in-devastating-illness-054506532.html
https://twitter.com/TRyanGregory/status/1624582962917392384

RT @CBroendsholmA@twitter.com

Invasive #strepA (#iGAS) has trippled in 🇩🇰Denmark during the last month. @SSI_dk@twitter.com thinks its because of “immunity debt” from “Covid lockdowns”. Thoughts? #Covid19 #PCID

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CBroendsholmA/status/1616541134389477388

RT NHS London
@nhsenglandldn

Most strep A infections are mild and easily treated, but some are more serious.

Visit the NHS website to learn more about symptoms to look out for, when to seek medical help and what to do in an emergency: http://nhs.uk/strep-a

#StrepA #NHS

RT @HugonetX@twitter.com

GB 🇬🇧Au 15 janvier

40.108 cas déclarés de "scarlatine" (contre 5.051 à la même date en 2017-18, plus dure année depuis son retour)

230 morts depuis Octobre (+79), dont 37 enfants de - de 15 ans (+6) (contre 7-8 morts par an en moyenne)

#Scarlatine #Covid19 #Enfants #strepA

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/HugonetX/status/1618513993051832320

RT @HugonetX
GB 🇬🇧Au 15 janvier

40.108 cas déclarés de "scarlatine" (contre 5.051 à la même date en 2017-18, plus dure année depuis son retour)

230 morts depuis Octobre (+79), dont 37 enfants de - de 15 ans (+6) (contre 7-8 morts par an en moyenne)

#Scarlatine #Covid19 #Enfants #strepA

RT @RWittenbrink@twitter.com

In dieser Woche gab es also einen großen "Nicht-COVID-Überschuss". Weitere Einzelheiten zu dem CMI-Bericht ⬇️.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #ImpfenSchuetzt #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid #MECFS #CleanAir #MaskUp #Influenza #StrepA #AirQuality

https://www.actuaries.org.uk/system/files/field/document/Mortality%20monitor%20Week%2002%202023%20v01%202023-01-24.pdf https://twitter.com/covid19actuary/status/1617934177831387138

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RWittenbrink/status/1618019789712289792

Wow Strep A. infections in Denmark are shooting up... very concerning, especially for high-risk families.

@ONS@twitter.com is the UK data similar?

RT @CBroendsholmA@twitter.com

My 7yr old daughter tested positive for #strepA today. She has missed so many schooldays since she started school in august. Now she is on antibiotics. Again. And if anybody mentions “immunity debt” or “lockdowns” to me one more time I will explode. #PCID #covid19 #dkpol

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CBroendsholmA/status/1617564753626382348