Cases of flesh-eating invasive strep A bacteria surge in Australian children
Medical journal reports alarming rise in cases over two years with some young patients experiencing toxic shock, amputation and flesh-eating, necrotising disease
December 2022
Two under-10s have died with strep A in Scotland, officials say
Stay at home if you’re unwell, say experts, as flu and Covid cases rise in England
Strep A: new UK protocols issued as pharmacists cope with penicillin supply
Nasal flu vaccine may help protect children against strep A, study shows
Strep A kills three more children as UK activates alternative medicines plan
UK watchdog investigates rise in antibiotics prices amid strep A outbreak
UK pharmacists report sharp rise in prices for strep A antibiotics
Multiple infections could make us much sicker – strep A, RSV and flu are a dangerous mix
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We lost our three-year-old granddaughter to invasive strep A
Strep A home-test kits sell out after spate of UK deaths sparks panic buying
Parents report struggle to find antibiotics as UK strep A cases rise
GPs and pharmacies ‘struggling to obtain antibiotics to treat strep A’
Tell us: have you noticed a shortage of antibiotics for strep A?
Strep A child death toll in UK rises to 15
Will preventive antibiotics stop deadly strep A among schoolchildren?
UK pharmacists report shortages of strep A antibiotics
Children at risk of strep A in England could be given preventive antibiotics
Strep A is circulating in the UK – and so are myths about what’s causing that
Devi Sridhar
Science Weekly
Why are children in the UK at risk of serious strep A infections? – podcast
