COMPLICATIONS & KEY INFORMATION
COMPLICATIONS
Invasive:
- Pneumonia
- Meningitis
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Necrotising fasciitis
Non-invasive:
- Quinsy
- Otitis media
Acute sinusitis
- Acute rheumatic fever
- Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
KEY INFORMATION
- Outbreak defined as ≥2 confirmed cases within the same school/nursery within 10 days with an epidemiological link
- Highly contagious
- Mandatory Public Health notification – Requires antibiotic treatment