In this episode, Dr Felicity Cooksey & Dr Leila Ellis have a conversation with Katie Heard, a Specialist Pharmacist with an interest in antimicrobials and infectious diseases, about Group A Strep & looking at the interim clinical guidance from the UK HSA. They discuss signs of Streptococcal infections and Scarlet fever, local statistics, the FeverPAIN score & the recent changes to it, testing and prescribing advice taking into consideration current supply issues.
Resources discussed:
UK HSA Interim Clinical Guidance & Safety netting advice:
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/group-a-streptococcus-communications-to-clinicians/#:~:text=Interim%20clinical%20guidance%20update%20aimed,released%20on%202%20December%202022
- https://www.what0-18.nhs.uk/professionals/gp-primary-care-staff/safety-netting-documents-parents/strep-and-scarlet-fever
Resources for learning more about rashes in a range of skin tones:
The Kidzmed prescribing project:
- https://qicentral.rcpch.ac.uk/medsiq/patient-support/creating-a-pill-school-the-kidzmed-project/
- https://adc.bmj.com/content/105/11/1105
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