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: Canada Public Health Agency of Canada 03.09.2020
• Series: Force health protections
• Subjects: Implementation Science; Canada; Streptococcus pyogenes; military recruits; mass antibiotic prophylaxis; adverse events; infectious disease outbreaks

Between December 2016 and March 2018, two outbreaks of Group A (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 prevent future outbreaks. In...