In line with the Defeating meningitis by 2030: a global road map, the WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care provide evidence-based recommendations for the clinical management of children and adults with community-acquired meningitis, including acute and long-term care.
Meningitis pos...
Tungiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans, continues to affect millions of people in vulnerable communities across South America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. This condition causes severe pain, inflammation, disability, and social stigma, particularly among...
Yakovenko, Igor;
Mukaneza, Yvette;
Germé, Katuschia;
Belliveau, Jacob;
Fraleigh, Ross;
Bach, Paxton;
Poulin, Ginette;
Selby, Peter;
Goyer, Marie-Ève;
Brothers, Thomas D;
Rehm, Jürgen;
Hodgins, David C;
Stewart, Sherry H;
Wood, Evan;
Bruneau, Julie.
In an evolving landscape of practices and policies, reviewing and incorporating the latest scientific evidence is necessary to ensure optimal clinical management for people with opioid use disorder. We provide a synopsis of the 2024 update of the 2018 National Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opi...
Fabrizi, Elisa;
Ancidoni, Antonio;
Locuratolo, Nicoletta;
Piscopo, Paola;
Della Gatta, Francesco;
Salemme, Simone;
Pani, Sara Maria;
Marconi, Domitilla;
Vignatelli, Luca;
Sagliocca, Luciano;
Caffarra, Paolo;
Secreto, Piero;
Guaita, Antonio;
Stracciari, Andrea;
Vanacore, Nicola;
Lacorte, Eleonora.
Approximately 2 million people in Italy are currently living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 4 million are involved as family members or caregivers. Considering the significant impact of dementia, the Italian Ministry of Health entrusted the Italian National Institute of Health (Ist...
Costello, Michael F;
Norman, Robert J;
Rombauts, Luk;
Farquhar, Cynthia M;
Bedson, Lisa;
Kong, Marlene;
Boothroyd, Clare V;
Kerner, Rebecca;
Garad, Rhonda M;
Loos, Trudy;
Flanagan, Madeline;
Mol, Ben W;
Mousa, Aya;
Romualdi, Daniela;
Ata, Baris;
Bosch, Ernesto;
dos Santos-Ribeiro, Samuel;
Gersak, Ksenija;
Homburg, Roy;
Le Clef, Nathalie;
Mincheva, Mina;
Piltonen, Terhi;
Somers, Sara;
Sunkara, Sesh K;
Verhoeve, Harold;
Teede, Helena J.
Introduction
The 2024 Australian evidence-based guideline for unexplained infertility provides clinicians with evidence-based recommendations for the optimal diagnostic workup for infertile couples to establish the diagnosis of unexplained infertility and optimal therapeutic approach to treat couples dia...
Agarwal, Arnav;
Agoritsas, Thomas;
Aertgeerts, Bert;
Coyac, Frederic;
Farhoumand, Pauline Darbellay;
Demaine, Andrew;
Fog Heen, Anja;
Foroutan, Farid;
Guyatt, Gordon H;
Jha, Vivekanand;
Li, Sheyu;
Machuve, Edward,;
Nagler, Evi;
Ponte, Belen;
Rayner, Daniel;
Tunnicliffe, David J;
Vandvik, Per Olav;
Zeng, Xiaoxi.
What is the impact of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors on survival and on cardiovascular and kidneyoutcomes for adults living with chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Few therapies slow kidney disease progression and improve long term prognosis for adults living with CKD. SGLT-2 inhibitors ha...
To summarize the current evidence and to make recommendations for the diagnosis and management of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
Pregnant people with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
Diagnosing the condition using fasting or non-fasting bile acids, classifying disease severity, determining ...
Huston, Jared M;
Barie, Philip S;
Dellinger, E. Patchen;
Forrester, Joseph D;
Duane, Therese M;
Tessier, Jeffrey M;
Sawyer, Robert G;
Cainzos, Miguel A;
Rasa, Kemal;
Chipman, Jeffrey G;
Kao, Lillian S;
Pieracci, Frederic M;
Colling, Kristin P;
Heffernan, Daithi S;
Lester, Janice.
The Surgical Infection Society (SIS) published evidence-based guidelines for the management of intra-abdominal infection (IAI) in 1992, 2002, 2010, and 2017. Here, we present the most recent guideline update based on a systematic review of current literature.
Methods: The writing group, including current...
Carabotti, Marilia;
Sgamato, Costantino;
Amato, Antonio;
Beltrame, Benedetta;
Binda, Gian Andrea;
Germanà, Bastianello;
Leandro, Gioacchino;
Pasquale, Luigi;
Peralta, Sergio;
Viggiani, Maria Teresa;
Severi, Carola;
Annibale, Bruno;
Cuomo, Rosario.
Colonic diverticulosis and diverticular disease are among the most common gastrointestinal disorders encountered in clinical practice. These Italian guidelines focus on the diagnosis and management of diverticulosis and diverticular disease in the adult population, providing practical and evidence-based ...
Jiao, Fuyong;
Pan, Yan;
Du, Zhongdong;
Deng, Fangming;
Yang, Xiaodong;
Wang, Hong;
Shen, Jie;
Xiang, Wei;
Mu, Zhilong;
Gao, Chunyan;
Bai, Jinmei.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a pyretic ailment predominantly observed in children aged below 5 years. There is currently a dearth of precise markers for timely identification of incomplete Kawasaki disease (IKD). It is imperative to develop updated, comprehensive, and evidence-based guidelines to effectively...