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Summary of Recommendations: Guidelines for the Public Health Management of Contacts of Invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infection in Ireland.

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Publication Date: 9 February 2024

Strep A (Group A streptococcus) factsheet

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Publication Date: 09 February 2024

Information leaflet for contacts of patients with Invasive Group A Streptococcal infection (iGAS)

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Publication Date: 09 February 2024

Choice of agent for treatment of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) or chemoprophylaxis for a contact of invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS)

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024
This document is Table 4 from the Guidelines for the Public Health Management of Contacts of Invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) Infection in Ireland. 

Table 5: Infection, Prevention and Control measures for RCFs

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Publication Date: 8 February 2024
This document is Table 5 from the Guidelines for the Public Health Management of Contacts of Invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) Infection in Ireland.   

Template Letter to GP for close contacts of an iGAS case

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Publication Date: 9 February 2024

Template letter to GP for a case of iGAS

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Publication Date: 9 February 2024

Template letter for GP – Close contact of iGAS case in an RCF setting

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Publication Date: 17th November 2023

Template letter for creche, school or other childcare setting

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Publication Date: 9 February 2024

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