PEGASUS

The Pegasus study is a European collaboration on pediatric invasive group A streptococcal disease.

The collaboration was initiated in 2023.

The aim is to set up a European research network and describe the incidence, risk factors, clinical presentation, microbiology and resistance, treatment, and outcomes of iGAS in children across Europe. The network will subsequently be utilized for early alerting regarding the rise of other invasive and emerging infections in children. It will enable swift data collection pertaining to patient characteristics, presentation, progression, and treatment.

Study participants:

• Austria
  • Benno Kohlmaier, MD, PhD, pediatrician.
  • Prof. Volker Strenger, MD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Denmark
  • Ulrikka Nygaard, MD, PhD, MPhil, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Mette Holm, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Germany
  • Ulrich von Both, MD, FRCPCH, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Greece
  • Prof. Maria Tsolia, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Irini Eleftheriou
  • Angeliki Syngelou, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Prof. Athanasios Michos, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Patra Koletsi, MD, MPH, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Iceland
  • Valtýr Stefánsson Thors, MD, PhD, Pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Italy
  • Silvia Bressan, MD, PhD, pediatric emergency physician.
  • Daniele Donà, MD, PhD, MSc, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Danilo Buonsenso, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Latvia
  • Prof. Dace Zavadska, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Anda Nagle, MD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• The Netherlands
  • Dutch Study Group on iGAS in Children
  • Dorine Borensztajn, MD, PhD, MSc, pediatric emergency physician.
  • Jeroen Hol, MD, PhD, pediatric emergency physician.
  • Navin Boeddha, MD, PhD, pediatrician.
  • Evelien van Kempen, MD, PhD student, pediatric resident.
  • Mirjam van Veen, MD, PhD, pediatrician.
  • Emmeline Buddingh, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Poland
  • Kamila Ludwikowska, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Slovenia
  • Marko Pokorn, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Mojca Kolnik, MD, Researcher.
  • Katarina Vincek, MD, pediatrician.
  • Tina Plankar Srovin, MD, PhD, pediatrician.
• Spain
  • PedGAS network
  • Irene Rivero Calle, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Prof. Federico Martinón-Torres, paediatrian, MD, PhD.
  • Ana Isabel Dacosta Urbieta, MD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Pablo Rojo, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Daniel Blazquez Gamero, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Ángela Manzanares, MD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Cristina Calvo, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Jesus Saavedra, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • David Aguilera-Alonso, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Sweden
  • Samuel Rhedin, MD, PhD, pediatrician.
  • Prof. Christian Giske, MD, PhD, clinical microbiologist.
  • Olof Hertting, MD, PhD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• Switzerland
  • Anita Niederer-Loher, MD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
  • Christian Kahlert, MD, PD, pediatric infectious diseases specialist.
• UK
  • Ruud Nijman, MD, PhD, MSc, Pediatric Emergency Physician.
  • Prof. Enitan Carrol, MD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialist.
  • Prof. Marieke Emonts, MD, PhD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist.
  • Andrew McArdle, MD, PhD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialist.

This study received funding from ESPID and INOPSU.