{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. John Campbell","slug":"dr-john-campbell-7851784","podcast_index_feed_id":7851784,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG9554039150","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7a133470-32e4-11f1-ae26-ef5a830a5f06/image/aacd596ff9b51467520b0238cfcd1c87.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Campbellteaching","episode_count":480,"summary":"Hello Everyone, My name is John Campbell and I am a retired Nurse Teacher and former clinical nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focused on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally. LinkedIn profile, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-campbell-5256223b/ Twitter, https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed. They should never replace individual clinical judgement from your own health care provider. No media-based material on this channel is suitable for using as professional medical advice. All comments are also for educational purposed only and must never replace advice from your own health care provider","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T10:19:57.883522+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784"},"episode":{"title":"Young children deaths from Group A Strep","slug":"young-children-deaths-from-group-a-strep","published_at":"2026-07-13T00:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/young-children-deaths-from-group-a-strep","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG6896836358.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG6896836358.mp3","summary":"Group A strep bacterium causes scarlet fever, which has caused nine UK child deaths this season. Most likely Respiratory viral infections Group A streptococcus Invasive Group A streptococcus https://what0-18.nhs.uk Currently high rates in the UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukhsa-update-on-scarlet-fever-and-invasive-group-a-strep Higher than normal for the time of year UK, Notifiable diseases https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notifiable-diseases-and-causative-organisms-how-to-report#list-of-notifiable-diseases Week 46, (W/E 19th November) 851 reported cases (Average is 186 cases) Close contact, droplets, hands, food Incubation, 2 to 5 days Most common, 2 years to 8 years 90% under 10 years Typically lasts for 7 – 10 days Rash disappearing in 7 to 10 days Should ne immune for decades or life Invasive Group A strep (iGAS) Rare occasions, bacteria get into the bloodstream More cases of iGAS, particularly in children under 10 Scarlet fever Caused by the bacteria Group A streptococcus Usually a mild illness Highly infectious At increased risk Elderly Immunocompromised Clinical features Sore throat/tonsillitis Headache Fever (temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) or above Painful, swollen glands in the neck A red tongue (strawberry tongue) Rash of scarlet fever Starts 12 to 48 hours after symptoms Often begins with small spots on the body, then spread to the neck, arms and legs over the next 1-2 days. Fine, pinkish or red body rash It is often 'sand-paper' like to touch (but not itchy) Darker skin, rash more difficult to see Sandpapery feel Diagnosis of scarlet fever / Group A strep less likely Child who also has a runny nose with their tonsillitis Antibiotics Reduce the chance of infection becoming more severe Stop spread of infection Penicillin V Amoxicillin (Plenty in the UK) 10…","meta_description":"Group A strep bacterium causes scarlet fever, which has caused nine UK child deaths this season. Most likely Respiratory viral infections Group A streptoc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1611,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-john-campbell-7851784/episodes/young-children-deaths-from-group-a-strep/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/young-children-deaths-from-group-a-strep.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}