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Four innovative tests for diagnosing UTIs could help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Innovative tests with the potential to help people with a urinary tract infection (UTI) receive the correct course of antibiotics more quickly could soon be considered for use in the NHS.
Antibiotic resistance is now “common” in urinary tract infections
The number of urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by drug resistant bacteria is increasing, new data shows.
Antibiotics should not be issued as first line of treatment for a cough, says NICE and PHE
People should take honey or cough medicines instead but speak to their GP if it persists for longer than three weeks
Antibiotics should not be used to treat the majority of sinus infections, NICE says
NICE is advising healthcare professionals to tell their patients that a sinus infection will likely clear-up without antibiotics and that there is little evidence oral decongestants will help to relieve their symptoms.
Consider mental health support for some people with acne, says NICE
In final guidance published today (25 June), NICE has for the first time recommended mental health support for people who are severely affected by their acne.
Diagnose and treat Lyme disease if bull's eye rash is present, says NICE
People presenting erythema migrans, the characteristic skin rash associated with Lyme disease, can be diagnosed and treated without the need for blood tests, NICE has said in a final quality standard published today.
NICE recommends new diagnostic devices for men with suspected prostate cancer in draft guidance
Four new diagnostic devices for men with suspected prostate cancer, which reduce the chances of biopsy related sepsis, have been recommended for use by NICE.
NICE recommends genetic test to prevent newborn babies going deaf
A genetic test to establish if a newborn baby is vulnerable to deafness if treated with a commonly used antibiotic has been recommended by NICE in final guidance.
NICE reaches important milestone in the UK's efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Two new antimicrobial drugs - cefiderocol and ceftazidime–avibactam - are close to becoming the first to be made available as part of the UK’s innovative subscription-style payment model after NICE today (Tuesday, 12 April 2022) published draft guidance estimating their value to the NHS.
Changes to the way medicines and other health technologies are evaluated by NICE have now been incorporated into NICE’s new combined methods and processes manual and topic selection manual published today (31 January 2022).
The first is on the care of children and young people who are immunocompromised and the second on antibiotics for pneumonia in adults in hospital.
NICE has today (9 April 2020) published 3 new rapid guidelines on the care of patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19, and in patients without COVID-19. The guidelines have been designed to maximise the safety of patients whilst enabling services to make the best use of NHS resources.
They cover the management of patients with severe asthma, pneumonia, rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders and the management of COVID-19 symptoms in the community.
Good management of antibiotics can halve the number of people picking-up drug-resistant infections in hospital, new data suggests.
Use paracetamol to relieve a sore throat rather than antibiotics
The majority of sore throats do not need antibiotics and medicated lozenges may only help to reduce pain by a small amount, NICE says.
Simple blood test for pneumonia can help limit use of antibiotics
Using the C-reactive protein blood test can help GPs determine whether a person with a chest infection has pneumonia and should be treated with antibiotics, NICE says.
NICE wants people who show signs of sepsis to be treated with the same urgency given to those with suspected heart attacks.
NICE is developing two new guidelines to help tackle the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.
Test children's urine before prescribing antibiotics for UTIs, says NICE
NICE is advising healthcare professionals use dipstick urine tests to decide whether to give children antibiotics for suspected urinary tract infections (UTI).
Nick discusses World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and an important project he’s involved with to develop new models for the evaluation and purchase of antimicrobials.
Experts estimate that 450 to 500 people could be treated using FMT for multiple recurrences of C. diff infections each year.
Dr Angela Houston, Consultant in Infection, discusses ways that St George’s University Hospitals have been tackling tuberculosis.
NICE recommends adoption of absorbable stitches with antibacterial protection for use on the NHS
NICE estimates an average cost saving of £13.62 per patient to the NHS as a result of reduced surgical site infections compared with current standard absorbable stitches.
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