El objetivo de esta Guía de Práctica Clínica (GPC) es servir de instrumento para mejorar
la atención sanitaria de los pacientes a los que se les va a realizar un procedimiento de cirugía mayor electiva con abordaje abdominal. Ofrece un conjunto de recomendaciones
relacionadas con el manejo del pacie...
This document is part of the process for improving the quality of care in family planning. Specifically, it is one of two evidence-based cornerstones (guidance documents) of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) initiative to develop and implement family planning guidelines for national programmes....
Industrial fortification of maize flour and corn meal with at least iron has been practiced for many years in several countries in the Americas and Africa, where these ingredients are used in the preparation of many common national dishes. This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations...
The use of multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods has been suggested as an alternative to mitigate or overcome the constraints associated with supplementation and mass fortification. They are intended to increase the vitamin and mineral intake of infants and young children...
Since the release of the consolidated guidelines in 2015, new evidence has emerged. Consequently, in an effort to further support countries, programme managers, health workers and other stakeholders seeking to achieve national and international HIV goals, this 2016 update issues new recommendations and a...
Endorsed, by the UN Secretary-General, this is a comprehensive WHO guideline on routine ANC for pregnant women and adolescent girls. It aims to complement existing WHO guidelines on the management of specific pregnancy-related complications. The guidance aims to capture the complex nature of the issues s...
Testing and diagnosis of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infection is the gateway for access to both prevention and treatment services, and is a crucial component of an effective response to the hepatitis epidemic. Early identification of persons with chronic HBV or HCV infection enables them to receive th...
This document provides a summary of the evidence and recommendations for the use of SL-LPA for the detection of mutations associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones and SLID in patients with RR-TB and/or MDR-TB. The objectives of this policy guidance are to assess and compare the diagnostic accuracy ...
Tuberculosis Resistente a Múltiples Medicamentos/diagnóstico,
Antibióticos Antituberculosos/farmacología,
Técnicas de Sonda Molecular,
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana,
Fluoroquinolonas/uso terapéutico,
Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética,
Genotipo,
Mutación,
Tuberculosis Resistente a Múltiples Medicamentos/genética,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/efectos de los fármacos,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a large-scale public health problem. Key global priorities for TB care and control include improving case-detection and detecting cases earlier, including cases of smear-negative disease. This document updates existing WHO policy on the use of molecular LPAs for detecting MTBC a...
Munns, CF;
Shaw, N;
Kiely, M;
Specker, BL;
Thacher, TD;
Ozono, K;
Michigami, T;
Tiosano, D;
Mughal, MZ;
Mäkitie, O;
Ramos-Abad, L;
Ward, L;
DiMeglio, LA;
Atapattu, N;
Cassinelli, H;
Braegger, C;
Pettifor, JM;
Seth, A;
Idris, HW;
Bhatia, V;
Fu, J;
Goldberg, G;
Sävendahl, L;
Khadgawat, R;
Pludowski, P;
Maddock, J;
Hyppönen, E;
Oduwole, A;
Frew, E;
Aguiar, M;
Tulchinsky, T;
Butler, G;
Högler, W.
"BACKGROUND:
Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents; the consequences can be lethal or can last into adulthood. The goals of this evidence-bas...
