NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 10th March 2011 Two recent RCTs showed that, when diagnosed according to stringent criteria, more children with acute otitis media recover more quickly with antibiotics than with placebo. Benefits are […]
Category Archives: Common infections
NPC Archive Item: Let’s focus on responsible antibiotic use
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 15 November 2010 The Department of Health (DH) has published information to support the European Antibiotics Awareness Day (EAAD), which is due to be held on the 18th of […]
NPC Archive Item: HPA updates guidance on management of infections in primary care
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 31 August 2010 The Health Protection Agency has updated its guidance on management of common infections in primary care. The recommendations are in agreement with other guidance, including that […]
NPC Archive Item: Antibiotic prescribing contributes to bacterial resistance in individual patients
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 25th August 2010 A systematic review and meta-analysis found that individuals prescribed an antibiotic for a respiratory or urinary infection were around twice as likely to develop resistance to […]
NPC Archive Item: May Drug Safety Update from MHRA/CHM
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The Drug Safety Update is an NHS Evidence accredited provider 26 May 2010 The MHRA and CHM have published the May edition of Drug Safety Update This edition includes […]
NPC Archive Item: Managing simple UTI: don’t routinely send urine for cultures, consider delayed antibiotics
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 12 March 2010 A randomised controlled trial found that there was no advantage in routinely treating simple UTIs on the basis of urine bacteriology results. Using delayed antibiotics or […]
NPC Archive Item: Drug Safety Update from MHRA/CHM (February 2010)
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The Drug Safety Update is an NHS Evidence accredited provider 19 February 2010 The MHRA and CHM have published the February edition of Drug Safety Update This edition includes […]
NPC Archive Item: Observational data in swine influenza pandemic indicate benefit of early antivirals; new Cochrane review finds oseltamivir▼’s ability to prevent complications of seasonal influenza in otherwise healthy adults not proven.
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 22 December 2009 Action Health professionals’ responses to the swine influenza pandemic should not be affected by the controversy regarding oseltamivir▼’s ability to prevent complications of seasonal influenza in […]
NPC Archive Item: Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza: clinical management guidelines
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 4 December 2009 The Department of Health has issued two updated clinical management guidelines for pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza for adults and children and for women who are pregnant. […]
NPC Archive Item: Wash your hands (and more): physical barriers help stop viral infections spreading
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 27 October 2009 This updated Cochrane review found that, although the evidence is of limited quality, hygiene and physical barriers can be effective in reducing or preventing the spread […]