Notes from the Field: Group A Streptococcus Bacteremia in Persons Who Inject Drugs - Northern Vermont, January 2020-October 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 25;73(16):382-384. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7316a5.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38662663 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7316a5 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 25, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Monica J Raymond Tonda R Wolfe Lindsay M Smith Source Type: research
Outbreak of invasive Group A streptococcus disease in a nursing home in Ireland in February 2023 caused by emm type 18
We describe the management of an iGAS outbreak involving three nursing home residents in Ireland in early 2023. A regional Department of Public Health was notified of an iGAS case in a nursing home resident in January 2023. When two further cases among residents were notified 7 days later, an outbreak was declared. Surveillance for GAS/iGAS infection in residents and staff was undertaken. The site was visited to provide infection prevention and control (IPC) support. Isolates wereemm typed. A total of 38 residents and 29 staff in contact with resident cases were provided with antibiotic chemoprophylaxis. Seven additi...
Source: Eurosurveillance - April 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ciara Carroll, Mary Meehan, Roisin Connolly, Jayne Prendergast, Colette Magnone, Aine Meehan, Chantal Migone, Keith Ian Quintyne, Caroline Carpenter, Helen Byrne, Robert Cunney and Paul Mullane Source Type: research
Group A Streptococcus Carriage in Adults in Southern Israel: A Prospective Study
CONCLUSIONS: Being an ultra-Orthodox Jew was the single variable associated with a GAS carriage, which may be related to having many children at home and living in overcrowded areas. Primary care physicians in Israel should recognize this situation when examining patients with sore throats, mainly ultra-Orthodox Jews.PMID:38616668 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Limor Adler Or Tzadok Zehavi Miriam Parizade Yair Hershkovitz Menashe Meni Amran Robert Hoffman Tal Hakmon Aronson Erela Rotlevi Bar Cohen Ilan Yehoshua Source Type: research
To ASLO or Not to ASLO: Utility of the ASLO Test in Dermatology
CONCLUSIONS: Although the applicability of ASLO for the spectrum of dermatological diseases remains unclear, our results enhance the practical relevance of the test. We showed a higher prevalence of positive ASLO tests in psoriasis and erythema nodosum cases and a lower prevalence in vasculitis. Notably, ASLO was positive in all psoriasis subtypes, suggesting high utility of the test for psoriasis.PMID:38616666 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Afik Tibi Ziyad Khamaysi Emily Avitan-Hersh Source Type: research
Group A Streptococcus Carriage in Adults in Southern Israel: A Prospective Study
CONCLUSIONS: Being an ultra-Orthodox Jew was the single variable associated with a GAS carriage, which may be related to having many children at home and living in overcrowded areas. Primary care physicians in Israel should recognize this situation when examining patients with sore throats, mainly ultra-Orthodox Jews.PMID:38616668 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Limor Adler Or Tzadok Zehavi Miriam Parizade Yair Hershkovitz Menashe Meni Amran Robert Hoffman Tal Hakmon Aronson Erela Rotlevi Bar Cohen Ilan Yehoshua Source Type: research
To ASLO or Not to ASLO: Utility of the ASLO Test in Dermatology
CONCLUSIONS: Although the applicability of ASLO for the spectrum of dermatological diseases remains unclear, our results enhance the practical relevance of the test. We showed a higher prevalence of positive ASLO tests in psoriasis and erythema nodosum cases and a lower prevalence in vasculitis. Notably, ASLO was positive in all psoriasis subtypes, suggesting high utility of the test for psoriasis.PMID:38616666 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Afik Tibi Ziyad Khamaysi Emily Avitan-Hersh Source Type: research
Group A Streptococcus Carriage in Adults in Southern Israel: A Prospective Study
CONCLUSIONS: Being an ultra-Orthodox Jew was the single variable associated with a GAS carriage, which may be related to having many children at home and living in overcrowded areas. Primary care physicians in Israel should recognize this situation when examining patients with sore throats, mainly ultra-Orthodox Jews.PMID:38616668 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Limor Adler Or Tzadok Zehavi Miriam Parizade Yair Hershkovitz Menashe Meni Amran Robert Hoffman Tal Hakmon Aronson Erela Rotlevi Bar Cohen Ilan Yehoshua Source Type: research
To ASLO or Not to ASLO: Utility of the ASLO Test in Dermatology
CONCLUSIONS: Although the applicability of ASLO for the spectrum of dermatological diseases remains unclear, our results enhance the practical relevance of the test. We showed a higher prevalence of positive ASLO tests in psoriasis and erythema nodosum cases and a lower prevalence in vasculitis. Notably, ASLO was positive in all psoriasis subtypes, suggesting high utility of the test for psoriasis.PMID:38616666 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Afik Tibi Ziyad Khamaysi Emily Avitan-Hersh Source Type: research
Group A Streptococcus Carriage in Adults in Southern Israel: A Prospective Study
CONCLUSIONS: Being an ultra-Orthodox Jew was the single variable associated with a GAS carriage, which may be related to having many children at home and living in overcrowded areas. Primary care physicians in Israel should recognize this situation when examining patients with sore throats, mainly ultra-Orthodox Jews.PMID:38616668 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Limor Adler Or Tzadok Zehavi Miriam Parizade Yair Hershkovitz Menashe Meni Amran Robert Hoffman Tal Hakmon Aronson Erela Rotlevi Bar Cohen Ilan Yehoshua Source Type: research
To ASLO or Not to ASLO: Utility of the ASLO Test in Dermatology
CONCLUSIONS: Although the applicability of ASLO for the spectrum of dermatological diseases remains unclear, our results enhance the practical relevance of the test. We showed a higher prevalence of positive ASLO tests in psoriasis and erythema nodosum cases and a lower prevalence in vasculitis. Notably, ASLO was positive in all psoriasis subtypes, suggesting high utility of the test for psoriasis.PMID:38616666 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Afik Tibi Ziyad Khamaysi Emily Avitan-Hersh Source Type: research
Group A Streptococcus Carriage in Adults in Southern Israel: A Prospective Study
CONCLUSIONS: Being an ultra-Orthodox Jew was the single variable associated with a GAS carriage, which may be related to having many children at home and living in overcrowded areas. Primary care physicians in Israel should recognize this situation when examining patients with sore throats, mainly ultra-Orthodox Jews.PMID:38616668 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Limor Adler Or Tzadok Zehavi Miriam Parizade Yair Hershkovitz Menashe Meni Amran Robert Hoffman Tal Hakmon Aronson Erela Rotlevi Bar Cohen Ilan Yehoshua Source Type: research
To ASLO or Not to ASLO: Utility of the ASLO Test in Dermatology
CONCLUSIONS: Although the applicability of ASLO for the spectrum of dermatological diseases remains unclear, our results enhance the practical relevance of the test. We showed a higher prevalence of positive ASLO tests in psoriasis and erythema nodosum cases and a lower prevalence in vasculitis. Notably, ASLO was positive in all psoriasis subtypes, suggesting high utility of the test for psoriasis.PMID:38616666 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Afik Tibi Ziyad Khamaysi Emily Avitan-Hersh Source Type: research
A flow cytometry-based assay to determine the ability of anti-Streptococcus pyogenes antibodies to mediate monocytic phagocytosis in human sera
J Immunol Methods. 2024 Mar 6:113652. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2024.113652. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStreptococcus pyogenes, commonly referred to as Group A Streptococcus (Strep A), causes a spectrum of diseases, with the potential to progress into life-threatening illnesses and autoimmune complications. The escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance, stemming from the prevalent reliance on antibiotic therapies to manage Strep A infections, underscores the critical need for the development of disease control strategies centred around vaccination. Phagocytes play a critical role in controlling Strep A infections, and phag...
Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - March 8, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Elena Boero Martina Carducci Alexander J Keeley Francesco Berlanda Scorza Miren Iturriza Danilo Gomes Moriel Omar Rossi Source Type: research
A flow cytometry-based assay to determine the ability of anti-Streptococcus pyogenes antibodies to mediate monocytic phagocytosis in human sera
J Immunol Methods. 2024 Mar 6:113652. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2024.113652. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStreptococcus pyogenes, commonly referred to as Group A Streptococcus (Strep A), causes a spectrum of diseases, with the potential to progress into life-threatening illnesses and autoimmune complications. The escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance, stemming from the prevalent reliance on antibiotic therapies to manage Strep A infections, underscores the critical need for the development of disease control strategies centred around vaccination. Phagocytes play a critical role in controlling Strep A infections, and phag...
Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - March 8, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Elena Boero Martina Carducci Alexander J Keeley Francesco Berlanda Scorza Miren Iturriza Danilo Gomes Moriel Omar Rossi Source Type: research
A flow cytometry-based assay to determine the ability of anti-Streptococcus pyogenes antibodies to mediate monocytic phagocytosis in human sera
J Immunol Methods. 2024 Mar 6:113652. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2024.113652. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStreptococcus pyogenes, commonly referred to as Group A Streptococcus (Strep A), causes a spectrum of diseases, with the potential to progress into life-threatening illnesses and autoimmune complications. The escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance, stemming from the prevalent reliance on antibiotic therapies to manage Strep A infections, underscores the critical need for the development of disease control strategies centred around vaccination. Phagocytes play a critical role in controlling Strep A infections, and phag...
Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - March 8, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Elena Boero Martina Carducci Alexander J Keeley Francesco Berlanda Scorza Miren Iturriza Danilo Gomes Moriel Omar Rossi Source Type: research
