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- Title
Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection among Children, Rural Kenya.
- Authors
Seale, Anna C.; Davies, Mark R.; Anampiu, Kirimi; Morpeth, Susan C.; Nyongesa, Sammy; Mwarumba, Salim; Smeesters, Pierre R.; Efstratiou, Androulla; Karugutu, Rosylene; Mturi, Neema; Williams, Thomas N.; Scott, J. Anthony G.; Kariuki, Samuel; Dougan, Gordon; Berkley, James A.
- Abstract
To determine the extent of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in sub-Saharan Africa and the serotypes that cause disease, we analyzed surveillance data for 64,741 hospital admissions in Kilifi, Kenya, during 1998-2011. We evaluated incidence, clinical presentations, and emm types that cause invasive GAS infection. We detected 370 cases; of the 369 for which we had data, most were skin and soft tissue infections (70%), severe pneumonia (23%), and primary bacteremia (14%). Overall case-fatality risk was 12%. Incidence of invasive GAS infection was 0.6 cases/1,000 live births among neonates, 101/100,000 person-years among children <1 year of age, and 35/100,000 among children <5 years of age. Genome sequencing identified 88 emm types. GAS causes serious disease in children in rural Kenya, especially neonates, and the causative organisms have considerable genotypic diversity. Benefit from the most advanced GAS type-specific vaccines may be limited, and efforts must be directed to protect against disease in regions of high incidence.
- Subjects
KENYA; STREPTOCOCCAL diseases; JUVENILE diseases; EMERGING infectious diseases; EPIDEMIC research; PUBLIC health; PROGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL disease diagnosis; STREPTOCOCCAL disease prevention; BACTERIAL vaccines; BIOLOGICAL evolution; MORTALITY; PUBLIC health surveillance; RESEARCH funding; RURAL population; STREPTOCOCCUS; DISEASE incidence; SEQUENCE analysis
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 2, p224
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2202.151358