DECRYPTION – Most often benign, these infections with bacterial angina cause a “larger number [de cas graves] than usual”. A call for vigilance has been sent to doctors.
In a document sent to doctors on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health calls for vigilance in the face of serious cases of strep A infections which have been reported “in larger numbers than usual” since two weeks. Eight children with no identified risk factor were hospitalized in intensive care after being infected with the bacteria. Two of them died, specifies the General Directorate of Health in a bulletin “DGS Urgent”. Three cases, including one death, have also been reported in adults.
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Streptococcus A infection, a bacterium that is naturally present in humans, is most often mild and manifests as angina or scarlet fever. More rarely, the infection can be invasive and reach deep sites, then taking the form of pneumonia or cutaneous signs associated with pain, local inflammation and persistent fever. In any case, it must be treated as quickly as possible by taking…
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