Group A Streptococcus Meningitis in Adults, Denmark

We report a 21-fold increase in group A Streptococcus meningitis in adults in Denmark during October 13, 2022-April 12, 2023, concurrent with an outbreak of invasive streptococcal disease. We describe clinical characteristics of the outbreak cases and prognosis for patients in comparison to those fo...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2023-09, Vol.29 (9), p.1937-1939
Main Authors: Nielsen, Henrik, Storgaard, Merete, Helweg-Larsen, Jannik, Larsen, Lykke, Jepsen, Micha P G, Hansen, Birgitte R, Wiese, Lothar, Bodilsen, Jacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Analysis
bacteria
Causes of
Cloning
Denmark
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Group A
group A Streptococcus
Identification and classification
Leukocytes
Meningitis
Meningitis in Adults, Denmark
meningitis/encephalitis
Research Letter
Scarlet fever
Statistics
Streptococcal infections
Streptococcus infections
Streptococcus pyogenes
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Summary:We report a 21-fold increase in group A Streptococcus meningitis in adults in Denmark during October 13, 2022-April 12, 2023, concurrent with an outbreak of invasive streptococcal disease. We describe clinical characteristics of the outbreak cases and prognosis for patients in comparison to those for previous sporadic cases.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2909.230627