Scarlet fever

PH3711 / 8833

OpenSAFELY

Jan 26, 2026

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OpenCodelists Phenotype

  1. Overview

    Codelist ID
    opensafely/scarlet-fever
    Version ID
    1ba70f02
    Coding System
    SNOMED CT codes
    Collections
    OpenCodelistPhenotype Library
    Tags
    No data

  2. Definition

    This codelist was taken from OpenCodelists, created by OpenSAFELY. We recommend viewing this Phenotype on the OpenCodelist website to view the most recent version.

    Following an increase in cases of Scarlet Fever and invasive Group A Strep in the UK this codelist aims to identify patients who have had a diagnosis of or a suspected diagnosis of Scarlet Fever.

    © University of Oxford for the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science 2025. This work may be copied freely for non-commercial research and study.

  3. Methodology

    All codes with the key words 'scarlet fever' and 'scarlatina' were identified and reviewed manually with the appropriate codes mapped.

    Inclusion Criteria for Codes - Codes indicating a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of Scarlet Fever

    Exclusion Criteria for Codes - Codes indicating exposure to Scarlet Fever, history of Scarlet Fever, conditions not related to Group A Streptococcus

  4. References

    Source Reference

    https://www.opencodelists.org/codelist/opensafely/scarlet-fever/1ba70f02

    References

  5. Clinical Codelist

  6. API

    To Export Phenotype Details:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3711/version/8833/detail/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_details = client$phenotypes$get_detail(
     'PH3711',
     version_id=8833
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get details of Phenotype

    phenotype_detail = client.phenotypes.get_detail(
     'PH3711',
     version_id=8833
    )

    To Export Phenotype Code List:

    FormatAPI
    JSON site_root/api/v1/phenotypes/PH3711/version/8833/export/codes/?format=json
    R Package

    # Download here

    library(ConceptLibraryClient)


    # Connect to API

    client = ConceptLibraryClient::Connection$new(public=TRUE)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client$phenotypes$get_codelist(
     'PH3711',
     version_id=8833
    )

    Py Package

    # Download here

    from pyconceptlibraryclient import Client


    # Connect to API

    client = Client(public=True)


    # Get codelist of Phenotype

    phenotype_codelist = client.phenotypes.get_codelist(
     'PH3711',
     version_id=8833
    )

  7. Version History

    Version IDNameOwnerPublish date
    Scarlet fever ieuan.scanlon2026-01-26 23:30