Clinical Guidelines
Updated Jul 08
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.
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) |
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Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults 2004 Update. British Thoracic Society |
NEUROLOGICAL
Meningitis
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Early management of meningitis and suspected meningococcal septicaemia in adults.
BIS 2003
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Viruses - other
Avian influenza
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Pandemic flu. Clinical management of patients with influenza-like illness during an influenza pandemic.
BIS / BTS / HPA 2006 |
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Other organisms
Malaria
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UK malaria treatment guidelines
BIS 2007 |
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New guidelines on malaria prevention: a summary
BIS / HPA 2007 |
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Malaria - Algorithm for initial assessment and management in adults |
Clinical Guidelines For Immunoglobulin Use. Department of Health UK May 2008
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