Rationale for the guidelines: Since the publication of the WHO Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections in 2003, changes in the epidemiology of STIs and advancements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment necessitate changes in STI management. These guidelines provide updated trea...
Bover Freire, Ramón;
Calderón Montero, Alberto;
Castellanos Rodríguez, Ángel;
Castillo Martín, Juan Ignacio;
Castro Fernández, Antonio;
Colet, Josep Comín;
Delgado Silveira, Eva;
Gamarra Ortiz, Javier;
Gil Martínez, Paloma;
Novell, Montserrat Inglés;
Jurado López, José Alfonso;
Llorens Soriano, Pere;
Manito Lorite, Nicolás;
Mansilla Domínguez, José Miguel;
Manzano Espinosa, Luis;
Martínez Sanz, Henar.
El objetivo general de la Guía de Práctica Clínica es proporcionar a los agentes encargados de la asistencia y cuidados de este tipo de pacientes, una herramienta que les permita tomar las mejores decisiones sobre algunos de los problemas que ocasionan su atención y que no han sido resueltos. Esta Gu...
Rationale for the guidelines: Since the publication of the WHO Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections in 2003, changes in the epidemiology of STIs and advancements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment necessitate changes in STI management. There is an urgent need to update tre...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae,
Gonorreia/tratamento farmacológico,
Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos,
Cefixima/administração & dosagem,
Espectinomicina/administração & dosagem,
Ceftriaxona/administração & dosagem,
Gentamicinas/administração & dosagem,
Canamicina/administração & dosagem,
Tetraciclina/administração & dosagem,
Eritromicina/administração & dosagem,
Povidona-Iodo/administração & dosagem,
Nitrato de Prata/administração & dosagem,
Cloranfenicol/uso terapêutico,
Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem,
Quimioterapia Combinada
Children admitted to hospital often die within 24 hours of admission. Many of these deaths could be prevented if very sick children are identified soon after their arrival in the health facility, and treatment is started immediately. This can be facilitated by rapid triage for all children presenting to ...
WHO guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding in 2010 for the first time recommended the use of antiretroviral drugs to prevent postnatal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding. This resulted in a major change from an individualised counselling approach toward a public health approach regarding how materna...
These guidelines are intended primarily for health-care professionals involved in the care of girls and women who have been subjected to any form of female genital mutilation (FGM). This document also provides guidance for policy-makers, health-care managers and others in charge of planning, developing a...
The field of HCV therapeutics continues to evolve rapidly and, since the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its first Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with hepatitis C infection in 2014, several new medicines have been approved by at least one stringent regulatory authority...
These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, treatment and car...
Member States have requested guidance from the World Health Organization on the effects and safety of the use of multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods consumed by pregnant women. This guideline is intended to help Member States in their efforts to make evidence-informed d...
Filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg) are highly contagious pathogens, which
cause severe and often fatal illness in humans. Health workers are at increased
risk of infection with these viruses because of their close and prolonged contact with severely ill patients with a high viral load. The risk of transmiss...
