Epidemiology and Molecular Biology Unit, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Euro Surveill. 2013 Aug 15;18(33):20556. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.33.20556.
Invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections have been notifiable in Ireland since 2004. Incidence rates (2004-2011) have ranged from 0.8 to 1.65 per 100,000. In 2012, the iGAS rate rose to 2.66 per 100,000 and was associated with a high proportion of emm1 isolates. A further increase in January to June 2013 has been associated with increased prevalence of emm3. Public health departments and clinicians have been alerted to this increase.
自 2004 年以来，爱尔兰已经对侵袭性 A 组链球菌（iGAS）感染进行了报告。发病率（2004-2011 年）在每 10 万人中有 0.8 至 1.65 人不等。2012 年，iGAS 发病率上升至每 10 万人 2.66 例，且与高比例的emm1 分离株有关。2013 年 1 月至 6 月的进一步增加与 emm3 的流行率增加有关。公共卫生部门和临床医生已经对这种增加发出了警报。
