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.
Hospital Point Prevalence Surveys
1.37 MB
Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Introduction
08, Feb 2024
251.76 KB
Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Single case of iGAS: risk assessment and identification of contacts
08, Feb 2024
297.02 KB
Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Household settings
08, Feb 2024
224.53 KB
Algorithm 1: Management of contacts of a case of iGAS in a household setting
08, Feb 2024
99.32 KB
Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Crèche, schools, and other childcare settings
08, Feb 2024
360.28 KB
Algorithm 2: Management of iGAS case linked to a creche, school or other childcare setting
19, May 2023
85.41 KB
Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Residential care facility (RCF) settings
08, Feb 2024
631.91 KB
Algorithm 5: Management of a single case of iGAS infection in a Residential Care Facility
08, Feb 2024
96.5 KB
Algorithm 6: Identification and Management of suspected or confirmed iGAS outbreak in a Residential Care Facility
08, Feb 2024
141.58 KB
Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Other congregate community settings
08, Feb 2024
200.17 KB
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
28, Apr 2023
147.12 KB
Algorithm 4: Management of a single case of iGAS in an acute hospital or maternity setting
19, Jun 2023
133.3 KB
References
iGAS Guidelines References
08, Feb 2024
226.35 KB
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