Funding research and promoting awareness of Streptococcus A infections
& their link with childhood diseases such as Chicken Pox

Support Groups

The Lee Spark NF Foundation

A site providing information, help and support for those affected by Necrotising Fasciitis and Severe Strep Infections, as well as medical staff working in related fields.

The Compassionate Friends (TCF)

Support for bereaved parents by bereaved parents.

Strep A

Health Protection Agency

UK agency charged with protecting the public from infectious diseases. Data and information of a more clinical nature relating to all aspects of Group A strep and other forms of streptococci infection.

Centre for Disease Control

US Department of Health website which provides information, statistics and advice on a range of communicable diseases. This link is to their General Information pages on Group A Strep.

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

Strep A summary sheet from another US Health Department website

Chicken Pox

Centre for Disease Control

US Department of Health website which provides information, statistics and advice on a range of communicable diseases. This link is to their range of pages on Chicken Pox.

Kidshealth

US website providing information and advice on Chickenpox for parents. Lists some of the complications that can occur & the warning signs to look out for.

Diagnostic Aids

The Isabel Diagnostic System

Mis-diagnosis of Strep A infections is a big problem. This is a clinical decision support tool that uses intelligent 'concept' mining of various medical source texts to suggest possible diagnoses given patient symptoms and other evidence available.

It is named after the daughter of one of the founders who suffered a mis-diagnosed Strep A complication of Chicken Pox, just like Conor. Thankfully in her case the error was spotted in time and she was saved.

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