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Treat strep skin vigorously in children
Wednesday 20 July 2022, 03:55 AM

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
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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).