Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2023)

Group A Streptococcus Meningitis in Adults, Denmark

  • Henrik Nielsen,
  • Merete Storgaard,
  • Jannik Helweg-Larsen,
  • Lykke Larsen,
  • Micha P.G. Jepsen,
  • Birgitte R. Hansen,
  • Lothar Wiese,
  • Jacob Bodilsen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.230627
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 9
pp. 1937 – 1939

Abstract

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We report a 21-fold increase in group A Streptococcus meningitis in adults in Denmark during October 13, 2022–April 12, 2023, concurrent with an outbreak of invasive streptococcal disease. We describe clinical characteristics of the outbreak cases and prognosis for patients in comparison to those for previous sporadic cases.

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