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Best practice, Review
Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel – Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (United States)
Published: 09/02/2006 | Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Systematic review
Intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients
Published: 01/02/2006 | Source: Cochrane Library
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Care guideline
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005
Published: 30/12/2005 | Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Care guideline
Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis
Published: 16/12/2005 | Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Public leaflet, Webpage
Bird Flu - Avian influenza
Published: 08/12/2005 | Source: NHS Direct Online
Level of Evidence: Professional opinion
Case report, Outbreak report
Severe Clostridium difficile – Associated Disease in Populations Previously at Low Risk – Four States, 2005
Published: 02/12/2005 | Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Care guideline, Review
Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Published: 17/11/2005 | Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice
Assessment tool for influenza preparedness in European countries – with a main focus on pandemic preparedness
Published: 01/11/2005 | Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice, Review
WHO global influenza preparedness plan The role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics
Published: 01/11/2005 | Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Other
Explanatory Notes to the Health Bill (DH) (27 October 2005)
Published: 27/10/2005 | Source: Department of Health (DH)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Other
Health Bill: Prepared by the Department of Health(October 27th 2005)
Published: 27/10/2005 | Source: Department of Health (DH)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Factsheet, Public leaflet
Explaining pandemic flu: a guide from the Chief Medical Officer
Published: 19/10/2005 | Source: Department of Health (DH)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Review
European recommendations for the management of healthcare workers occupationally exposed to hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus
Published: 10/10/2005 | Source: Euro Surveillance
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Government report
Clinical Governance and Risk Management - National Standards
Published: 01/10/2005 | Source: Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Review
Health Protection in the 21st Century - Understanding the Burden of Disease
Published: 01/10/2005 | Source: Health Protection Agency (HPA)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Review
Scabies: diagnosis and treatment
Published: 17/09/2005 | Source: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice, Care guideline, Journal article, Systematic review
Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections
Published: 16/08/2005 | Source: European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice
Antimicrobial Prescribing Policy and Practice in Scotland: Recommendations for good antimicrobial practice in acute hospitals
Published: 01/08/2005 | Source: Scottish Executive
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice
Hepatitis B immunisation for employees at risk
Published: 01/08/2005 | Source: British Medical Association (BMA)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice, Care guideline, Journal article, Review
BTS recommendations for assessing risk and for managing mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in patients due to start anti-TNF-alpha treatment
Published: 29/07/2005 | Source: Thorax online
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion