ベルギーの5歳未満児における侵襲性化膿レンサス菌感染症の高レベル継続:異なる要因の探求
Laura Cornelissen1, Frederik De Keersmaeker1, Sien De Koster2
1From the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
|January 28, 2026
まとめ
パンデミック後もベルギーの幼い子供たちの侵襲性A群レンサス菌(iGAS)感染症は高止まりした。他の呼吸器系ウイルスではなく、水痘ウイルスの循環がiGASの増加と相関しており、多因子的な原因が示唆される。
科学分野:
- 小児感染症;疫学;微生物学
背景:
- 2022年後半から2023年初頭にかけて、国際的に侵襲性A群レンサス菌(iGAS)感染症が増加した。;以前の報告はパンデミック後の期間に限定されており、寄与要因は不明瞭なままだった。
研究 の 目的:
- ベルギーの5歳未満児におけるiGASの疫学を調査する。;併存するウイルス感染症がiGAS発生率に与える影響を評価する。
主な方法:
- 2014年1月から2024年12月までのベルギーの検査データを分析した。;季節調整後、iGAS症例とウイルス性疾患(水痘、RSウイルス、インフルエンザ)の関係を評価するために共積分分析を使用した。
主要な成果:
- iGAS症例は2022年6月から急増し、2023年4月にピークに達し、2024年初頭まで高止まりした。;集団免疫の低下だけではiGASの急増を説明できなかった。;水痘の発生率(RSウイルスやインフルエンザではない)は、iGASレベルと強い相関を示した。;連続する優勢なiGAS遺伝子型(emm12、emm1、emm3)は、複雑な伝播ダイナミクスを示唆している。
結論:
- 非薬理学的介入が中止されてから最大2年間、iGAS感染症は高レベルで持続した。;iGASの増加は多因子性であり、水痘の併存循環が重要な要因であった。;iGASの傾向を監視するためには、継続的で質の高いサーベイランスが不可欠である。
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