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