Additional Resources

Key points

  • Highlighted below are state- and CDC-developed public health resources that may be useful during group A Streptococcus (GAS) outbreak investigations.
  • Some of the resources are specific to long-term care facilities (LTCF).
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State toolkits

Minnesota: Invasive GAS in long-term care facilities

North Carolina: GAS toolkit

Pennsylvania: Invasive GAS toolkit

Infection prevention and control

CDC's LTCF web site

Interim infection prevention and control recommendations for healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic

Other resources

CSTE case definition: Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Form: CDC's interfacility infection control transfer form

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Content Source:
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Division of Bacterial Diseases