These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of 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, prevention, treatment and care.
This edition updates the 201...
A clinical summary of this KDP was published in the Journal of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic .
Nosocomial pneumonia (HAP - Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia) is the second most common nosocomial infection, and even the most common in patients in intens...
Fernandez, Evans Perez;
Travis, William;
Lynch, David;
Brown, Kevin;
Johannson, Kerri;
Selman, Moises;
Ryu, Jay;
Wells, Athol;
Huang, Yuh-Chin;
Pereira, Carlos;
Scholand, Mary-Beth;
Villar, Ana;
Inase, Naohiko;
Evans, Richard;
Mette, Stephen;
Frazer-Green, Lindsy.
The purpose of this analysis is to provide evidence-based and consensus-derived guidance for clinicians to improve individual diagnostic decision-making for hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and decrease diagnostic practice variability. Approved panelists developed key questions regarding the diagnosis o...
This guideline covers management of acne vulgaris in primary and specialist care. It includes advice on topical and oral treatments (including antibiotics and retinoids), treatment using physical modalities, and the impact of acne vulgaris on mental health and wellbeing....
Perez Fernandez, Evans;
Travis, William;
Lynch, David;
Brown, Kevin;
Johannson, Kerri;
Selman, Moises;
Ryu, Jay;
Wells, Athol;
Huang, Yuh-Chin;
Pereira, Carlos;
Scholand, Mary-Beth;
Villar, Ana;
Inase, Naohiko;
Evans, Richard;
Mette, Stephen;
Frazer-Green, Lindsy.
The purpose of this analysis is to provide evidence-based and consensus-derived guidance for clinicians to improve individual diagnostic decision-making for hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and decrease diagnostic practice variability. Approved panelists developed key questions regarding the diagnosis o...
The term autism describes qualitative differences and impairments in reciprocal social interaction
and social communication, combined with restricted interests and rigid and repetitive behaviours,
often with a lifelong impact. In addition to these features, autistic children and young people
frequently e...
Fraenkel, Liana;
Bathon, Joan;
England, Bryant;
St Clair, William;
Arayssi, Thurayya;
Carandang, Kristine;
Deane, Kevin;
Genovese, Mark;
Huston, Kent;
Kerr, Gail;
Akl, Elie;
Turner, Amy.
To develop updated guidelines for the pharmacologic management of rheumatoid arthritis. We developed clinically relevant population, intervention, comparator, and outcomes (PICO) questions. After conducting a systematic literature review, the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluat...
The previous treatment guide for type 2 diabetes was prepared by the Estonian Society of Endocrinology
led in 2016 and discussed type 2 diabetes screening, diagnosis and
pharmacological treatment (1). The guideline was prepared as an expert opinion/consensus and no
followed the agreed methodology, which ...
Patients with primary brain tumours often develop vasogenic edema and increased intracranial
pressure. Corticosteroid therapy improves this in most patients, generally within 48 hours. As such, corticosteroid therapy is sometimes a necessary prerequisite to embarking on chemotherapy
and radiotherapy foll...
Worldwide, people acquire more than 1 million curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) every day. Based on prevalence data from 2009 to 2016, in 2019, WHO published estimates of new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis, showing total estimated incident cases of 376.4 million ...
