The drugs would be used to stop more cases of the bacterial infection that has killed some children.
on scarlet fever outbreaks in October, says antibiotics can be used to help stop new cases of strep A in settings such as schools but a decision should be taken with local outbreak-control teams on "a case-by-case basis".
"The standard guidelines are that you wait for two cases in an institution like schools before you go out with antibiotics... but given the number of cases and the concerns that obviously exist at the moment, those guidelines may well be adjusted and we may see more broad antibiotic use." "This is an ongoing situation, the UKHSA are involved very closely with those schools and they will be providing further advice later on.Bacteria circulatingAnd the UK must brace itself for more cases, as levels of the bacteria circulating are higher than usual for this time of year.
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