Several children's hospitals in the U.S. have detected increases in invasive group A strep infections, a severe and sometimes life-threatening illness that occurs when bacteria spreads to areas of body that are normally germ-free, such as bloodstream.
Several children's hospitals in the U.S. have detected increases in invasive group A strep infections, a severe and sometimes life-threatening illness that occurs when bacteria spreads to areas of the body that are normally germ-free, such as the bloodstream.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meanwhile, said it is “hearing anecdotes from some U.S. doctors of a possible increase in [invasive group A strep] infections among children in the United States,” and is “talking with surveillance sites and hospitals in multiple states to learn more.” Lower airway infections like pneumonia or empyema, which is characterized by pockets of pus in the fluid-filled space surrounding the lungs. Early signs of such infections include fever, chills, difficulty breathing or chest pain.
“Oftentimes, kids who develop severe group A strep infections will start out with having a viral respiratory infection,” said Dr. Sam Dominguez, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado and professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.of noninvasive group A strep each year, but invasive infections are rare, with around 14,000 to 25,000 cases annually, according to the CDC. Between 1,500 and 2,300 people die of these invasive infections each year.
Unlike RSV and flu, which tend to pose the most serious threats to very young children, doctors said they're treating kids of all ages for invasive group A strep right now. But children’s hospitals in several other states — California, New York, Illinois and Minnesota — said they have not detected any increase in invasive group A strep.
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