Interpretation of Chinese experts′ consensus statement on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Group A Streptococcus infection related diseases in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a very important pathogenic organism, especially for children.Chinese experts′consensus statement on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Group A Streptococcus infection related diseases in children was developed in November 2022 by pediatric experts in the fields of respiration, infection, immunology, testing, cardiovascular, kidney, critical care and prevention in China, aiming to further standardize the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with GAS infections and to promote and maintain the health of children.Its main contents are now explained, including disease burden, prevention, diagnosis, antimicrobial resistance and therapy.