Guidelines

Clinical Guideline and National Policy

With the advent of Molecular techniques, new viruses are being discovered every one-or-two years for the last 2 decades. At the same time a number of antivirals have been licensed to treat mild or serious viral infection. Unlike most antibiotics, antivirals are expensive and some have serious side-effects. In order to use the antivirals more rationally and effectively, guidelines are developed by different authorities. National Institute for Clinical Excellence is one of the national bodies that is engaged in developing guidelines based on clinical evidence and some expert opinions.

For a busy doctors, it is time consuming to find published relevant guideline as the guidelines are developed and published by different organisations, Society or Royal College. The most relevant guideline can be found by just clicking. As this web site will be up dated every month, you will have the latest guideline whenever you visit this web site.

Management of viral illness

Management of Patients infected with SARS Coronavirus

Influenza (NICE guideline on treating Influenza in the Community)

Chickenpox (DoH Guideline)

Herpes Simplex Virus (BASHH Guideline on management of Genital herpes)

Hepatitis B virus (Use of antivirals to treat hepatitis B virus infection, NICE Guideline)

Management of Hepatitis C virus infection (NICE Guideline)

BHIVA guideline on management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infected patients

Rabies (Department of Health Guideline on management of Rabies)

Haemorrhagic fever and its management (Department of Health Guideline)

Hendra and Nipah virus (Department of Health Guideline)

Papillomavirus (Management of anogenital warts) BASHH Guidelines