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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

[file id=4681 name=Chapter 1: Introduction]

Chapter 2

[file id=4682 name=Chapter 2: Single case of iGAS: risk assessment and identification of contacts]

Chapter 3

[file id=4683 name=Chapter 3: Household settings]

[file id=4684 name=Algorithm 1: Management of contacts of a case of iGAS in a household setting]

Chapter 4

[file id=4685 name=Chapter 4: Crèche, schools, and other childcare settings]

[file id=4686 name=Algorithm 2: Management of iGAS case linked to a creche, school or other childcare setting]

Chapter 5

[file id=4687 name=Chapter 5: Residential care facility (RCF) settings]

[file id=4688 name=Algorithm 5: Management of a single case of iGAS infection in a Residential Care Facility]

[file id=4689 name=Algorithm 6: Identification and Management of suspected or confirmed iGAS outbreak in a Residential Care Facility]

Chapter 6

[file id=4690 name=Chapter 6: Other congregate community settings]

Chapter 7

Chapter 7 is currently under development, however the relevant algorithms are below.

[file id=4691 name=Algorithm 3: Identification of suspected or confirmed iGAS outbreak in an acute hospital or maternity setting]

[file id=4692 name=Algorithm 4: Management of a single case of iGAS in an acute hospital or maternity setting]

References

[file id=4693 name=iGAS Guidelines References]

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