Strep A: The latest medical advice
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There are 861 cases of strep A in the UK so far this year compared to 186 last year. Nick Gibb, schools minister says it's too early to tell if there is a new strain at work. Jim McManus asks whether we should be concerned about antibiotics being used on children who don't have any symptoms or even those with no symptoms. The more we misuse penicillin the more likely it is that we'll get antibiotic resistant strains of streP A he adds.
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