Group A strep outbreak linked to salad maker’s hand lesions

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Group A strep outbreak linked to salad maker’s hand lesions

Martin Johnston

Martin Johnston

Salad [image: Sean Christopher, Wikimedia Commons]
A salad may have contributed to an outbreak of group A streptococcal infection in Auckland [Image: Sean Christopher, Wikimedia Commons]
“All the cases in this outbreak fell into a ‘high risk’ group for the development of rheumatic fever/heart disease” A salad made by a person with
References

N Z Med J 2024; 2 Feb online