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Treat strep skin vigorously in children
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Treat strep skin vigorously in children
Wednesday 27 July 2022, 02:36 PM
Public health professor Michael Baker is urging as much emphasis on skin infections in children as on sore throats [Image: Supplied]
Strep skin should be treated as vigorously as strep throat in young children to help prevent rheumatic fever, says public health academic Michael Bake
References
1. Baker MG, Gurney J, Moreland NJ et al. Risk factors for acute rheumatic fever: A case-control study. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific (online 4 July).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100508
2. Bennett J, Moreland NJ, Zhang J, et al. Risk factors for group A streptococcal pharyngitis and skin infections: A case control study. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific (online 4 July).