Since the 1980s there has been increasing interest in invasive infections due to
Streptococcus pyogenes (the Lancefield Group A streptococci [GAS]). A number of reports …

Invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality. A
national survey was initiated to assess the burden of invasive GAS infections in France …

Group A ß-hemolytic Streptococcus (S. pyogenes), also known as GAS, is a Gram-positive
bacterium. It can be easily identified in the microbiology laboratory by its ability to hemolyse …

Background Recent alerts have highlighted an increase in group A streptococcal (GAS)
infections since 2022 in Europe and the United States. Streptococcus pyogenes can cause …

Streptococcus pyogenes, gives rise from mild skin infections and pharyngitis, to life
threatening infections like bacteraemia, cellulitis, puerperal sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia …

Active surveillance of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infections was conducted in
Denmark during 2003 and 2004 as a part of the Strep-EURO initiative. The main objective …

The active surveillance of invasive infections (in particular sepsis, meningitis, toxic shock-
like syndrome and necrotising fasciitis) caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a group A …

Group A streptococcal (GAS) infections are caused by the Gram-positive bacterium
Streptococcus pyogenes. Infection can occur via droplet infection from the throat and via (in) …

Abstract Background. Invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection causes significant
morbidity and mortality in the United States. We report the current epidemiologic …

Background: In Europe, with few exceptions, there is a lack of systematic reporting for
invasive infections by Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, GAS), making the …