Guidelines

BASHH Clinical Effectiveness Group Guidelines
(last updated 13th July 2010 )

See also the Clinical Effectiveness Group page

Guidelines accepted by National Guideline Clearing House.

  • Copyright: most of these guidelines have appeared in print and the copyright belongs to the original publishers (see notice below). They can be freely used for purposes of personal study and education.
  • The BASHH National Audit Group has produced a set of audit proformas for conducting audit on certain CEG guidelines. They may be accessed here

WHAT'S NEW ?

  • July 2010 : new patient information leaflet on LGV ( see below)
  • June 2010 : 2010 Draft Sexual Assault guideline now available - see below
  • June 2010 : 2010 Management of Epididymo-orchitis guidelines and care pathway are now available ( see below ) replacing the 2001 guideline.
  • May 2010 : The 2009 Management of STIs & related conditions in children and young people guideline has been archived. An updated 2010 document ( taking into account recent guidance on the HIV window period and updated information on therapeutics) has been produced and is available below. This 2010 document has recently been published in the Int JSTD&AIDS (see Rogstad et al. Int J STD AIDS.2010; 21: 229-241) but was erroneously labelled 2009 instead of 2010. An erratum will be published in the journal shortly.
  • May 2010 : Framework for Guideline Development and Assessment (2010) document replaces the 2005 Guidelines Specification document. See below
  • April 2010 : Chlamydia Testing guidelines - consultation period now ended. Final document currently in preparation.

DRAFT GUIDELINES

The following draft guideline(s) are out for wider consultation for a period of 3 months from the time of posting. Please contact the CEG Guideline Lead if you have any comments.

- Draft Sexual Assault Guidelines (June 2010)

Guideline lead: Dr N Lazaro nlazaro@doctors.org.uk Please label emails "Assault Guideline". Comments accepted until 30th Sept 2010

CURRENT GUIDELINES

( All previous BASHH CEG guidelines may now be accessed on the BASHH Guidelines Archive page )

Urethritis

Vaginal discharge

Genital ulceration

- Health Protection Agency LGV enhanced surveillance webpage may be accessed here

Systemic presentation and complications

HIV

Skin conditions

Miscellaneous

Standards

Please note: as of October 2009 the membership of the CEG is Dr Keith Radcliffe (Chair) , Dr David

Daniels, Dr Mark FitzGerald, Dr Margaret Kingston,Dr Neil Lazaro,Dr Gill McCarthy and Dr Ann Sullivan

Disclaimer Notice
The editors have checked with sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to eliminate error and to provide drug treatment schedules and dosages that are complete and accord with the standards accepted at the time of publication. However, readers are strongly advised to check the information provided is accurate and that changes have not been made in the recommended dose or in the contraindications for administration.

Copyright Notice
Most of these guidelines were originally published in Sexually Transmitted Infections, and the copyright belongs to BMJ Publishing Group (BMJPG). Readers wishing to download and reproduce material for purposes other than personal study or education should contact BMJPG to seek permission first. Contact: BMJ Publishing Group, BMA House, Tavistock Square, WC1H 9JR, UK.
Some guidelines were originally published in the International Journal of STD & AIDS. These may be used for non commercial purposes but an acknowledgement of the source must be included, together with a link to http://ijsa.rsmjournals.com/ Any enquiries concerning reprints or usage of the electronic versions by commercial websites should be made to Royal Society of Medicine Press, 1 Wimpole Street , London W1G OAE.

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Citations
When citing the guidelines on the web, please give the full title of the guideline, followed by the name/names of the author(s) (in the same way as for paper publications), followed by the full web address and the date when it was accessed. E.g., National Guideline on the Management of Non-gonococcal Urethritis. Horner P J, Shahmanesh M. www.bashh.org/guidelines/2002/NGU 09 01c.pdf[accessed 22 July 2004].