Reduction in Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis Incidence in Counties Manukau, New Zealand, after the COVID-19 Pandemic
We describe a marked, sustained reduction in APSGN hospitalizations, temporally associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This ongoing reduction in APSGN incidence is notable in light of contrasting reports of increasing incidence of rheumatic fever in New Zealand and invasive GAS disease internationally.PMID:38688264 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.23-0762
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Amanda Taylor Jocelyn Neutze Nicole J Moreland Rachel Webb Source Type: research
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