Assessing the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence, clinical presentation, and clindamycin resistance rates of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> infections.

The incidence of GAS between pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods were similar (2.62 vs 2.92 cases per 10.000 admissions, P = 0.71); however, an increasing trend was seen in the incidence of iGAS cases comparing the pre- and post-pandemic periods (1.85 vs 2.34 cases per 10,000 admissions, P = 0.27).

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