Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection in children

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“…56 Children are often at greater risk of harm—witness the rising rates of whooping cough sweeping through Europe (doi:10.1136/bmj.q736) and the recent epidemic of scarlet fever (doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-077561). 78 Kingdon is “ashamed” at the drift backwards in child health, chiefly the sustained rise in infant mortality in England over the past decade. One concern (among many) is vaccination rates falling below the World Health Organization’s target levels.…”