Group A Streptococcus
Boy’s punctured cheek swells with pain, erythema
A healthy, 10-year-old boy seeks care for a sore left cheek.
Toddler develops pustular lesions on right hand following stinging pain
A 3-year-old girl came running into her house, crying loudly with pain in her right hand. Her mother noticed several flat red marks, but no break in the skin, and she assumed they were insect bites or stings.
10-month-old boy presents to ED with fever and congestion
A previously healthy 10-month-old male is taken to the local ED with fever and congestion for 3 days. He is diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection, or URI, and treated symptomatically without antimicrobials.
Hospital intervention cuts rapid GAS testing by more than 50%
An intervention that included educating providers and families on guidelines for group A Streptococcus, or GAS, testing reduced the use of rapid streptococcal tests, or RSTs, by more than half among children aged younger than 3 years presenting to an urban ED, according to researchers.