Abstract
Adverse events following mass antibiotic prophylaxis during a Group A Streptococcus outbreak in the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School
Highlights
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a beta-hemolytic Gram-positive bacteria that causes infections that typically present as pharyngitis or tonsillitis [1,2]
The mass antibiotic prophylaxis (MAP) program implemented in March 2018 was the first of its kind in the Canadian Armed Forces, and the largest single use of penicillin G benzathine (PGB) in a defined group in Canada
It resulted in very few serious adverse events and with minimal impact on military recruits’ successful completion of recruit training
Summary
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a beta-hemolytic Gram-positive bacteria that causes infections that typically present as pharyngitis or tonsillitis [1,2]. It can cause serious disease in otherwise healthy adults. Mass antibiotic prophylaxis (MAP) has previously been used to effectively reduce GAS illness in US military training centres [3,8,9,10,11,12,13,14]. We would like to know your experience with any side effects from these medications by answering a few questions Please note that this survey is voluntary and anonymous. A voluntary mass antibiotic prophylaxis (MAP) program was implemented in March 2018, to interrupt an ongoing GAS outbreak, and to prevent future outbreaks
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