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
File Size: (252 kb)
Publication Date: 8 February 2024
Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Single case of iGAS: risk assessment and identification of contacts
File Size: (298 kb)
Publication Date: 8 February 2024
Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Household settings
File Size: (225 kb)
Publication Date: 8 February 2024
Algorithm 1: Management of contacts of a case of iGAS in a household setting
File Size: (97.3 kb)
Publication Date: 08 February 2024
Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Crèche, schools, and other childcare settings
File Size: (361 kb)
Publication Date: 8 February 2024
Algorithm 2: Management of iGAS case linked to a creche, school or other childcare setting
File Size: (67 kb)
Publication Date: 19 May 2023
Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Residential care facility (RCF) settings
File Size: (632 kb)
Publication Date: 8 February 2024
Algorithm 5: Management of a single case of iGAS infection in a Residential Care Facility
File Size: (98 kb)
Publication Date: 08 February 2024
Algorithm 6: Identification and Management of suspected or confirmed iGAS outbreak in a Residential Care Facility
File Size: (145 kb)
Publication Date: 08 February 2024
Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Other congregate community settings
File Size: (201 kb)
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
File Size: (150 kb)
Publication Date: 28 April 2023
Algorithm 4: Management of a single case of iGAS in an acute hospital or maternity setting
File Size: (136 kb)
Publication Date: 19th June 2023
References
iGAS Guidelines References
Information, Data and Reports for
Ireland’s specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases.