Titre : | Severe disease due to group A streptococcus in Belgium. (2004) |
Auteurs : | G. HANQUET ; K. DE SCHRIJVER ; G. DUCOFFRE ; V. Gilbert ; H. GOOSSENS ; Y. PIRENNE ; C. SUETENS ; G. TOP ; E. VAN CLEEMPUT ; A. VERGISON ; Brussels Health Inspectorate. Bruxelles. BEL ; French Community. Health Inspectorate. Liège. BEL ; Gezondheidsinspectie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Bruxelles. BEL ; Gezondheidsinspectie. Antwerp. BEL ; Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola. Bruxelles. BEL ; Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique. Section épidémiologique. Bruxelles. BEL ; University of Antwerp. Department of Microbiology and National Reference Centre S. pyrogenes. Antwerp. BEL |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Eurosurveillance European communicable disease quarterly (vol. 9, n° 3, 2004) |
Pagination : | 22-23 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Streptococcie ; Infection ; Belgique ; Surveillance épidémiologique ; Europe ; Enquête épidémiologique ; Réseau surveillance |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INVS LR0xfOhO. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. In April 2004, a dozen invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infections were reported by several hospitals in Brussels and Flanders. Most of the cases presented with a severe clinical picture requiring intensive care. Four deaths were reported in a one week period (14-18 April). In the same period, the Streptococcus pyogenes reference laboratory at the University of Antwerp also reported a sudden increase in the number of invasive GAS isolates submitted in April. A working group on invasive GAS disease was immediately created. |