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    American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Use of Thiopurines, Methotrexate, and Anti–TNF-α Biologic Drugs for the Induction and Maintenance of Remission in Inflammatory Crohn's Disease

    Gastroenterology; 145 (6), 2013

    Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach June 2013

    These consolidated guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the care of people living with HIV and the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, care and treatme...

    Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock, 2012

    Intensive care med; 39 (2), 2013
    Objective: To provide an update to the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock,” last published in 2008. Design: A consensus committee of 68 international experts representing 30 international organizations was convened. Nominal groups were assembled at ...

    TG13: Updated Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis

    In 2007, the Tokyo Guidelines for the man-agement of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis (TG07) werefirst published in theJournal of Hepato-Biliary-PancreaticSurgery. The fundamental policy of TG07 was to achievethe objectives of TG07 through the development of con-sensus among specialists in this field ...

    Leishmaniasis en las Américas: recomendaciones para el tratamiento

    Esta guía presenta las recomendaciones para el tratamiento de las leishmaniasis cutánea, mucosa y visceral, incluyendo los criterios para el tratamiento local y el nivel de atención en que esas recomendaciones deben estar disponibles....

    Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: principles and recommendations

    WHO has developed guidelines on systematic screening for active tuberculosis (TB) based on a thorough review of available evidence. Early detection of TB is essential to further improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk g...

    Guideline on the use of devices for adult male circumcision for HIV prevention

    This guideline provides an evidence-based recommendation on the use of adult male circumcision devices for HIV prevention in public health programmes in high HIV prevalence, resource-limited settings. It also presents key programmatic considerations for the introduction and use of these devices in public...

    The use of bedaquiline in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Interim policy guidance

    WHO estimates that up to half a million new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occur worldwide, each year. Current treatment regimens for MDR-TB present many challenges: treatment lasts 20 months or more, requiring daily administration of drugs that are more toxic, less effective, and far...

    HIV and adolescents: Guidance for HIV testing and counselling and care for adolescents living with HIV: recommendations for a public health approach and considerations for policy-makers and managers

    Adolescents (10–19 years) and young people (20–24 years) continue to be vulnerable, both socially and economically, to HIV infection despite efforts to date. This is particularly true for adolescents — especially girls — who live in settings with a generalized HIV epidemic or who are members of k...

    Guideline: nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis

    This guideline provides guidance on the principles and evidence-informed recommendations on the nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis. Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis and in turn tuberculosis can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent am...