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NHS antibiotic guidelines sth 1.1
These guidelines are intended to provide advice on the effectiveandsafe treatment of infections commonly presenting in adultsandchildren in the primary care setting in Hampshire and the IsleofWight. The guidelines also promote the use ofnarrow-spectrumantibiotics in preference to broad-spectrumantibiotics where safeand appropriate. The audience of users isanticipated to be generalpractitioners, GP trainees, GP practicenurses, non-medicalprescribers, paramedics, hospital emergencydepartment staff andcommunity pharmacists.The multi-disciplinary guideline development group consistedofgeneral practitioners, hospital consultant medicalmicrobiologists,a consultant in HIV / genito-urinary medicine,specialist hospitalmicrobiology / infectious diseases pharmacists,primary care trustand ambulance trust pharmacists and a seniorpodiatrist acrossSouthampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight andPortsmouth.The guidelines are based largely on the Management ofInfectionGuidance for Primary Care, published jointly by theHealthProtection Agency and the British Infection Association andtheguideline development group gratefully acknowledges the work ofDrCliodna McNulty and her colleagues in the HPA and BIA.Recommendations for when antimicrobial treatment is indicated,basedupon cited national or international evidence-basedguidelines, havebeen expanded from the HPA/BIA Guidance, alongwith recommendationsand practical advice for taking specimens formicrobiologicalinvestigations and interpreting culture andsensitivity laboratoryreports. Clinically relevant information oncautions and warningsassociated with antimicrobial treatment havealso been expanded fromthe HPA/BIA Guidance including informationabout risk of Clostridiumdifficile infection. All statements arefully referenced.
