This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute prostatitis. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance. This guideline includes recommendations on: managing acute prostatitis, including treatment, reassessment and referral; choice of antibiotic; and self...
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute pyelonephritis (upper urinary tract infection) in children, young people and adults who do not have a catheter. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance. This guideline includes recommendations on: managing...
Jones, N. L;
Koletzko, S;
Goodman, K;
Bontems, P;
Cadranel, S;
Casswall, T;
Czinn, S;
Gold, B. D;
Guarner, J;
Elitsur, Y;
Homan, M;
Kalach, N;
Kori, M;
Madrazo, A;
Megraud, F;
Papadopoulou, A;
Rowland, M.
BACKGROUND: Because of the changing epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection and low efficacy of currently recommended therapies, an update of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition...
Miravitlles, M;
Soler-Cataluña, J. J;
Calle, M;
Molina, J;
Almagro, P;
Quintano, J. A;
Trigueros, J. A;
Cosío, B. G;
Casanova, C;
Antonio Riesco, J;
Simonet, P;
Rigau, D;
Soriano, J. B;
Ancochea, J.
La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) presenta una gran heterogeneidad clínica, por lo que su tratamiento se debe individualizar según el nivel de riesgo y el fenotipo. La Guía española de la EPOC (GesEPOC) estableció por primera vez en 2012 unas pautas de tratamiento farmacológico bas...
BACKGROUND: Wet or productive cough is common in children with chronic cough. We formulated recommendations based on systematic reviews related to the management of chronic wet cough in children (aged ≤ 14 years) based on two key questions: (1) how effective are antibiotics in improving the resolution ...
Mazuski, J. E;
Tessier, J. M;
May, A. K;
Sawyer, R. G;
Nadler, E. P;
Rosengart, M. R;
Chang, P. K;
O'Neill, P. J;
Mollen, K. P;
Huston, J. M;
Diaz, J. J. Jr.
BACKGROUND: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and 2010. At the time the most recent guideline was released, the plan was to update the guideline every five years to ensure the timel...
Ye, ZK;
Chen, YL;
Chen, K;
Zhang, XL;
Du, GH;
He, B;
Li, DK;
Liu, YN;
Yang, KH;
Zhang, YY;
Zhai, SD.
BACKGROUND: Guideline development should be based on the quality of evidence, balance of benefits and harms, economic evaluation and patients' views and preferences. Therefore, these factors were considered in the development of a new guideline for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of vancomycin. OBJECTI...
Infections are responsible for about one fifth of the world’s annual 2.7 million neonatal deaths. In South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa about one quarter of all neonatal deaths are due to infections. Many sick infants only have non-specific signs, and thus are not recognized to have infection. Even when...
The microbial causes of pneumonia vary according to its origin and the immune constitution of the patient. Pneumonia is classified into community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and pneumonia in the immunocompromised. The guideline development process is guided by its scope - ...
Community-acquired pneumonia is diagnosed by clinical features (e.g., cough, fever, pleuritic chest pain) and by lung
imaging, usually an infiltrate seen on chest radiography. Initial evaluation should determine the need for hospitalization versus outpatient management using validated mortality or severi...
Neumonía/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neumonía/terapia,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/diagnóstico,
Atención Ambulatoria/organización & administración,
Cultivo de Sangre/instrumentación,
Macrólidos/uso terapéutico,
Doxiciclina/uso terapéutico,
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico,
Fluoroquinolonas/uso terapéutico,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos,
Neumonía Asociada a la Atención Médica/prevención & control
