Impact of the COVID‑19 Pandemic on Group A Streptococcal Infections, Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in US Youth

Zachary E. West, Andrew Jergel, John D. Wagner, Marissa E. Adamson, Preeti Jaggi, Michelle C. Wallace, Matthew E. Oster

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DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000005397
Published: 2026-09-09
Container: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/inf.0000000000005397,
  title = {Impact of the COVID‑19 Pandemic on Group A Streptococcal Infections, Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in US Youth},
  author = {Zachary E. West and Andrew Jergel and John D. Wagner and Marissa E. Adamson and Preeti Jaggi and Michelle C. Wallace and Matthew E. Oster},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal},
  doi = {10.1097/inf.0000000000005397},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005397}
}

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AU  - Preeti Jaggi
AU  - Michelle C. Wallace
AU  - Matthew E. Oster
PY  - 2026
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West, Z. E., Jergel, A., Wagner, J. D., Adamson, M. E., Jaggi, P., Wallace, M. C., & Oster, M. E. (2026). Impact of the COVID‑19 Pandemic on Group A Streptococcal Infections, Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in US Youth. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005397

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