Clinical Guidelines

The guidelines listed below have either been generated by BIS or endorsed by the BIS Guidelines Development Group.

 

Clinical practice guidelines are "guides" only and may not apply to all patients and all clinical situations. They are not intended to override clinicians' judgment.

 

Guidelines by system

 

CARDIOVASCULAR
 
Endocarditis therapy
BSAC 04 Guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of endocarditis in adults: report of the working party for the British Society for Antimicroial Chemotherapy.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2004 Dec;54(6):971-81.
ESC 04 Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis.
European Heart Journal 2004
 
Endocarditis prophylaxis
BSAC 06 Guidelines for the prevention of endocarditis: report of the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 Jun;57(6):1035-42.

 

RESPIRATORY
 
Community acquired pneumonia
BTS 01(04) Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Thorax 2001; 56: (suppl IV)
  Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults 2004 Update. British Thoracic Society

 

NEUROLOGICAL
 
Meningitis
Journal of Infection

Early management of meningitis and suspected meningococcal septicaemia in adults.
BIS
2003

Early managment of suspected meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in immunocompetent adults.
BIS and Meningitis Research Foundation. Second edition 2003.
 
SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
 
Diabetic foot infection
IDSA 04 Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infection.
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004;39:885-910

 

 

Guidelines by organism

 

Bacteria
 
Mycobacteria
ATS/IDSA 07 ATS/IDSA Statement: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases
NICE 06 Tuberculosis: Clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, and measures for its prevention and control April 2006
Developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions at the Royal College of Physicians

 

Fungi
 
Candida
IDSA 04 Guidelines for treatment of candidiasis
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004;38:161-189
 
Fungal skin and nail infection
BAD 04 Guidelines for the treatment of onychomycosis
British Journal of Dermatology 2003; 148: 402–410
BAD 00 Guidelines for the management of tinea capitis
British Journal of Dermatology 2000; 143: 53-58.

  

Histoplasma
IDSA 2007 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Histoplasmosis
Clinical Infection Diseases 2007;45:807-826
 
Viruses - HIV
BHIVA 2006 Immunisation guidelines for HIV-infected adults.
British HIV Association April 2006
CDC/IDSA/NIH
04
Treating Opportunistic Infections Among Adults and Adolescents (CDC, NIH and HIVMA/IDSA)
 
Viruses - other
 
Avian influenza
Journal of Infection
Pandemic flu. Clinical management of patients with influenza-like illness during an influenza pandemic.
BIS / BTS / HPA 2006
 
Chickenpox in Adults
Chickenpox in Adults - Clinical Management
BIS 2008
 
 Other organisms
 
Malaria
Journal of Infection
UK malaria treatment guidelines
BIS 2007
Journal of Infection
New guidelines on malaria prevention: a summary
BIS / HPA 2007
Malaria - Algorithm for initial assessment and management in adults

 

Other guidelines

Journal of Infection
Fever in returned travellers presenting in the United Kingdom: Recommendations for investigation and Initial Managment.  BIS and HTD 2009 (currently only accessible through JI login)

 

 

Clinical Guidelines For Immunoglobulin Use. Department of Health UK May 2008