An outbreak of scarlet fever in a primary school

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 394-397

  Lamden, Kenneth H ^a  

^a Cumbria and Lancashire Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCARLET FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCARLET FEVER; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79953204586     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.189944     Document Type: Article

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