Response steps and guidance

• CDC GAS Algorithm modified for use by DPH – Updated April 2023
• Steps for a Single Confirmed Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection in a Long-term Care Facility – Updated August 2023
  • Educational handouts for facility staff:
  • Key Points for Staff
  • Wound Care in LTC
• Steps to Take for Invasive Group A Strep Post-Partum / Post-Surgical Surveillance – Updated April 2023
• Antibiotic Regimens for GAS Carriage Eradication – regimens described on lower half of webpage – Link updated April 2023
• Normally Sterile Sites: Invasive Bacterial Diseases (PDF, 308 KB)

Line list and letter template

• Group A Strep Line List Template (Excel, 17 KB)
• Letter to Facility from LHD Template (Word, 18 KB)- Note that content is for use with 2 or more cases. Updated April 2023

Additional background resources:

• Group A Streptococcus (PDF, 696 KB) – Slides updated April 2023
• Links to Group A Streptococcus Resources (PDF, 92 KB)
• Population-Based Surveillance for Postpartum Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infections, 1995 - 2000 (PDF, 96 KB)
• Prevention of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease among Household Contacts of Case Patients and among Postpartum and Postsurgical Patients (PDF, 195 KB)