Individual Chapters

This page hosts each individual chapter from Guidelines for the Public Health Management of Contacts of Invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infection in Ireland.

Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024

Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Single case of iGAS: risk assessment and identification of contacts

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024

Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Household settings

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024

Algorithm 1: Management of contacts of a case of iGAS in a household setting

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Publication Date: 08 February 2024

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Crèche, schools, and other childcare settings

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024

Algorithm 2: Management of iGAS case linked to a creche, school or other childcare setting

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Publication Date: 19 May 2023

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Residential care facility (RCF) settings

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024

Algorithm 5: Management of a single case of iGAS infection in a Residential Care Facility

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Publication Date: 08 February 2024

Algorithm 6: Identification and Management of suspected or confirmed iGAS outbreak in a Residential Care Facility

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Publication Date: 08 February 2024

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Other congregate community settings

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024

Chapter 7

Chapter 7 is currently under development, however the relevant algorithms are below.

Algorithm 3: Identification of suspected or confirmed iGAS outbreak in an acute hospital or maternity setting

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Publication Date: 28 April 2023

Algorithm 4: Management of a single case of iGAS in an acute hospital or maternity setting

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Publication Date: 19th June 2023

References

iGAS Guidelines References

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024