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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION BY GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS IN CHILDREN IN SPAIN (2019-2023)
Elvira Cobo-Vázquez1,2, David Aguilera-Alonso2,3,4, Victoria Rello-Saltor5
1From the Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario Fundación de Alcorcón, Alcorcón.
Abstract:
Central nervous system infections in children caused by group A Streptococcus are rare. This study, conducted across 52 hospitals in Spain from 2019 to 2023, identified 32 cases of central nervous system infections in children caused by group A Streptococcus, with a significant increase from October 2022 onward (1.1% vs. 5.9%, P = 0.002). Half required pediatric intensive care unit admission, 12.5% exhibited sequelae and the mortality rate was 6.2%. Mastoiditis was the predominant primary infection.
