Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes in children – a case series

Czech version

Authors: Veronika Slašťanová ¹; Barbora Piteková ^1,2; Jakub Gécz ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika pediatrickej urgentnej medicíny, Lekárska fakulta, Univerzita Komenského, Národný ústav detských chorôb, Bratislava, Slovensko ¹; Klinika pre deti a dorast A. Getlíka, Lekárska fakulta, Slovenská zdravotnícka univerzita a Univerzitná nemocnica Bratislava, Slovensko ²
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2026; 81 (4): 205-208.
Category: Case Report
doi: https://doi.org/10.55095/CSPediatrie2026/014

Overview

Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections continue to pose a clinical challenge in pediatrics due to their high morbidity and mortality. The risk of a severe course of infection is higher in young children, immunocompromised patients, and in children with a concurrent viral respiratory tract infection. In our article, we discuss a series of case reports of pediatric patients with invasive streptococcal infection. Rapid diagnosis, timely initiation of antibiotic therapy, and intensive supportive care play a key role in the management of children with Streptococcus pyogenes infection.

Keywords:

Pediatrics – septic shock – Streptococcus pyogenes – invasive streptococcus

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