Group A Streptococcus Meningitis in Adults, Denmark

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nielsen, Henrik ; Storgaard, Merete ; Helweg-Larsen, Jannik ; Larsen, Lykke ; Jepsen, Micha P.G. ; Hansen, Birgitte R. ; Wiese, Lothar ; Bodilsen, Jacob
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adult Disease Outbreaks Humans Meningitis, Bacterial Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus Pyogenes
• Keywords:
  Bacteria Denmark Epidemiology Group A Streptococcus Meningitis/Encephalitis
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1937-1939
• Pubmed ID:
  37478289
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10461673
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Research Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Denmark
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:73e852ef298c006540652300a075556edfc565083a2d5a68fdc52a63233c8265
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133596/cdc_133596_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 561.89 KB ]