UK antibiotics supply chain stretched by surge in Strep A infections
By 
Victoria Atkinson2022-12-20T09:49:00
Government enacts protocols to enable substitute treatments and recommends preventive prescriptions in severe cases
In the UK since October, 19 children have died from serious complications of Group A streptococcus (Strep A) infections. In response, the government has advised general practitioners to prescribe prophylactic antibiotics to contacts of the most severe cases.