Devi Sridhar is right when she says that strep A is a treatable infection if it is identified and controlled early with the use of antibiotics (Strep A is circulating in the UK, as are the myths about what’s causing it, December 6). Increased media coverage can only help raise awareness of this terrible condition among the public and the medical profession, in the hope of preventing further deaths.
In March 2020, my three year old granddaughter’s strep A infection was sadly not identified, despite her visiting her GP and A&E five times before the sixth and final ambulance visit to her local hospital. The autopsy identified an invasive strep A infection that had caused sepsis.
I don’t want to be critical of him. National Health Service because he does an amazing job in difficult conditions, but I’m sure if he had been given antibiotics at that first GP appointment, he would be with us today.
My family and friends now raise funds to support the UK Sepsis Trust Y Sepsis Research (feat) to raise awareness about this treatable condition. We are hopeful that we can prevent another family from going through the devastation we have. We love her and miss her so much every day. She is always in our thoughts.
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