What you need to know about scarlet fever and Group A strep
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What you need to know about scarlet fever and Group A strep

Erin Dean Health writer

Alarm over children’s deaths from serious infections has prompted an official alert and appeals to nurses to be extra vigilant

Children have died in the UK from serious infection caused by the bacterium behind scarlet fever, promoting a rare health alert.

Nursing Children and Young People. 35, 1, 6-8. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.35.1.6.s2

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