The parents of a young Cork girl who died of invasive Group A Strep infection four years ago have claimed their daughter would still be alive if doctors had spotted the signs of the potentially fatal condition sooner.
Lilly and Dermot Murphy have called for a greater awareness of the dangers of the most serious form of Strep A infection among medical professionals following a verdict of medical misadventure into the death of their daughter, Vivienne, at an inquest in Dublin last week.
Vivienne (10) of Sycamore Drive, Tanyard Wood, Millstreet, Cork died at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street in Dublin on March 1, 2019 – just two weeks after first complaining of a sore throat, a high temperature, a rash as well as aches and pains.
