Consultations
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens - Blood Borne Virus Guidance Consultation
Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults (Update 2009)
The British Thoraciac Society invites comments on this draft document. Please respond to the secretariat by Monday 23rd February 2009.
03/02/09
Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis of the central nervous system in adults and children (BIS/BTS/BHIVA/ABN)
This draft document is now out for consultation. Please email your comments by Monday 16 February 09 to secretariat@britishinfectionsociety.org.
Consultation closed on 19th December 2008. The recommendations were presented at a workshop in t FIS 2008.
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens - Blood Borne Virus Guidance Consultation
The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) guidance document “Protection against blood-borne infections in the workplace: HIV and hepatitis” was last published in 1996. Consultation has now taken place.
A key aim of the guidance is to provide links to existing, specialist guidance where it exists, rather than reproducing information unnecessarily.
The draft guidance (PDF) can be found at http://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/blood-borne-virus.htm
14/11/08
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - Public Health Draft Guidance
Needle and syringe programmes: providing injecting equipment to people who inject drugs.
This draft document is now available. For a better idea of what this guidance project aims to cover and what will not be addressed, here is a link to the relevant document called the Scope.
Consultation took place in October 08.
26/09/08
Guidelines (2008) for the prophylaxis and treatment of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the United Kingdom
These guidelines have been produced by a Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The guidelines are a revision of the Guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the UK. J. Antimicrob. Chemother., April 2006; 57: 589 – 608, which have been updated to take account of new antibiotics and information.
BIS and AAM issued a joint response (Sept 08)
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), British HIV Association (BHIVA) and British Infection Society (BIS) Guidelines for HIV Testing.
Guidelines published September 08.
Clostridium difficile Infection, Prevention and Managment. HPA March 2008. The BIS and AMM registered a joint response to this document, based on members' views. To view response click here.
IVIg guidelines Department of Health consultation. BIS/AMM/BSAC/ACP med micro group joint response April 08.
Guidance on Diagnosis and Management of PVL-Associated Staph. aureus Infection. HPA consultation Feb 08. View BIS response
