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This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on methods used before, during and after surgery to minimise the risk of infection.
Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population (NG63)
This guideline covers making people aware of how to correctly use antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics) and the dangers associated with their overuse and misuse. It also includes measures to prevent and control infection that can stop people needing antimicrobials or spreading infection to others. It aims to change people’s behaviour to reduce antimicrobial resistance and the spread of resistant microbes.
Rapid tests for group A streptococcal infections in people with a sore throat (DG38)
Evidence-based recommendations on rapid tests for group A streptococcal infections in people aged 5 and over with a sore throat
Evidence-based recommendations on colistimethate sodium (Colobreathe) and tobramycin (TOBI Podhaler) dry powders for inhalation for treating pseudomonas lung infection in cystic fibrosis in people of 6 years and over.
Evidence-based recommendations on ClearGuard HD antimicrobial barrier caps for preventing haemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infections.
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Urinary tract infection (lower): antimicrobial prescribing (NG109)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for lower urinary tract infection (also called cystitis) in children, young people and adults who do not have a catheter. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
NICE is unable to make a recommendation on letermovir (Prevymis) for preventing cytomegalovirus infection after a kidney transplant in adults. This is because the company did not provide an evidence submission.
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Summary of the evidence on antimicrobial prescribing: delafloxacin
This indicator covers the percentage of diagnoses of sore throat in the preceding 12 months with a recorded FeverPain or Centor score. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes
This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing urinary tract infections in adults aged 16 and over. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Sections for QS90
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- Quality statement 1: Diagnosing urinary tract infections in women under 65
- Quality statement 2: Diagnosing urinary tract infections in adults with catheters
- Quality statement 3: Antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in men and non-pregnant women
- Quality statement 4: Duration of antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infection
- Quality statement 5: Referring adults with recurrent urinary tract infection
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This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for human and animal bites (excluding insect bites) in adults, young people and children aged 72 hours and over. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
This guideline covers preventing and managing foot problems in children, young people and adults with diabetes. It aims to reduce variation in practice, including antibiotic prescribing for diabetic foot infections.
Antimicrobial prescribing: oritavancin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ES39)
Summary of the evidence on oritavancin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in adults
Antimicrobial prescribing: eravacycline for complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults (ES40)
Summary of the evidence on eravacycline for complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults
Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use (NG15)
This guideline covers the effective use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics) in children, young people and adults. It aims to change prescribing practice to help slow the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and ensure that antimicrobials remain an effective treatment for infection.