Volume 30, Number 11—November 2024
Research Letter
Epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes Disease before, during, and after COVID-19 Pandemic, Germany, 2005–2023
Irene Burckhardt
and Florian Burckhardt
and Florian Burckhardt
Table
Results of logistic regression models for Streptococcus pyogenes case-patients, Germany, 2005–2023
| Characteristic |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p value |
| Sex | ||
| F | Referent | |
| M |
2.14 (1.58–2.94) |
<0.001 |
| Year |
1.08 (1.04–1.11) |
<0.001 |
| Age group | ||
| 0–5 | 2.19 (1.11–4.54) | 0.028 |
| 6–17 | Referent | |
| 18–34 | 2.74 (1.41–5.64) | 0.004 |
| 35–49 | 5.26 (2.88–10.42) | <0.001 |
| 50–65 | 7.18 (3.89–14.35) | <0.001 |
| >66 |
16.73 (9.02–33.55) |
<0.001 |
| Pandemic | 1.13 (0.75–1.75) | 0.56 |
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