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    Lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay (LF-LAM) for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis in people living with HIV. Policy update 2019

    The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) strategy for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, care and control for 2015–2035 (known as the End TB Strategy) prioritizes the early diagnosis of TB. This prioritization includes cases of smear-negative disease, which are often associated with coinfection with HIV ...

    Contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: guidance statement: recommendations on contraceptive methods used by women at high risk of HIV

    The World Health Organization (WHO) convened a Guideline Development Group (GDG) meeting from 29 to 31 July 2019 to review global guidance on contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV acquisition to and determine whether revisions to the fifth edition of the Medical eligibility criteria for...

    WHO guidelines for the use of thermal ablation for cervical pre-cancer lesions

    The objectives of these guidelines are: • to provide evidence-based guidance on the use of thermal ablation to treat cervical precancer; and • to support countries to update their national guidelines for the use of thermal ablation for cervical precancer. These guidelines were developed using the W...

    Guía para el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Chagas

    This document is a valuable working tool for anyone who works in the health networks of Latin American countries. It describes the most recent basic and fundamental guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) based on the evidence published to date, and is now ...

    WHO Guidelines for the health sector response to child maltreatment

    Every year up to 1 billion children experience physical, sexual or psychological violence. These new WHO guidelines aim to help frontline healthcare providers to recognize children who have suffered from violence and neglect and provide evidence-based first line support. Specifically, the guidelines focu...

    Consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services, 2019

    These consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services (HTS) bring together existing and new guidance on HTS across different settings and populations. The World Health Organization (WHO) first released consolidated guidelines on HTS in 2015, in response to requests from Member States, national programme ...

    Renal and ureteric stones: assessment and management - update information

    This guideline covers assessing and managing renal and ureteric stones. It aims to improve the detection, clearance and prevention of stones, so reducing pain and anxiety, and improving quality of life. This guideline includes recommendations on: diagnostic imaging; managing pain; medical expulsive ther...

    Guía práctica clínica para el manejo de la infección del tracto urinario no complicada

    Las Infecciones del Tracto Urinario (ITU) son unas de las más frecuentes y con mayor morbilidad a nivel mundial. La mayoría de veces son de origen bacteriano (alrededor del 80%)(1, 2). En un estudio realizado en el Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (Lima) se encontró que en pacientes no hospitalizado...

    Guía de práctica clínica para el manejo de la neumonía intrahospitalaria y neumonía asociada a ventilador mecánico

    La neumonía intrahospitalaria (NIH) es una de las causas más comunes de infecciones nosocomiales, con una alta morbilidad y mortalidad(1), y un alto costo para el sistema de salud(2). Dentro de las NIH, la neumonía asociada a ventilador (NAV) ocurre en pacientes que han estado en ventilación mecánic...

    Colorectal cancer screening with faecal immunochemical testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a microsimulation modelling study

    BMJ; 367 (I1515), 2019
    OBJECTIVE: To estimate benefits and harms of different colorectal cancer screening strategies, stratified by (baseline) 15-year colorectal cancer risk. DESIGN: Microsimulation modelling study using MIcrosimulation SCreening ANalysis-Colon (MISCAN-Colon).SETTING: A parallel guideline committee (BMJ Rapid ...