Adverse events following mass antibiotic prophylaxis during a Group A Streptococcus outbreak in the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School

• Published in: Canada communicable disease report Vol. 46; no. 9; pp. 264 - 271
• Main Authors: Lu, Diane, Strauss, Barbara, Simkus, Kristen, Tepper, Martin, Gagnon, François, Johnson, Noémie, Girard, Eric, Barnes, Kirsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Public Health Agency of Canada 03.09.2020
• Subjects: Allergies; Antibiotics; Armed forces; Azithromycin; Disease prevention; Epidemics; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Gram-positive bacteria; Injection; Language policy; Leadership; Military; Military personnel; Military training; Nausea; Outbreaks; Pain; Penicillin; Personnel; Polls & surveys; Prophylaxis; Streptococcus; Streptococcus infections; Surveillance; Teachers; Teaching methods; Training; Vomiting; United States > US

Background: Between December 2016 and March 2018, two outbreaks of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection occurred at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School. A voluntary mass antibiotic prophylaxis (MAP) program was implemented in March 2018, to interrupt an ongoing GAS outbreak, and to pr...