Publication date: Oct 01, 2025
In 2023, a significant increase in Streptococcus pyogenes, Group A Streptococcus (GAS) culture positivity was observed in Czech microbiological laboratories. We conducted a multicentre study to obtain epidemiological data and characterise circulating strains. Eleven microbiology departments provided data on single-patient GAS-positive cultures from 2017 to 2023. Additionally, 10 consecutive, single-patient GAS isolates from 12 hospitals were submitted in May 2023 for whole-genome sequencing and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. In 2023, there was a significant increase in GAS-positive cultures compared to the periods of 2017-2019 (p = 0. 002), 2020-2021 (p
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| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | IDO | susceptibility |
| disease | MESH | Streptococcal Infections |
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