BIGG

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Guía clínica epilepsia en niños

La epilepsia es una condición neurológica caracterizada por “crisis de epilepsia” recurrentes y no provocadas por desencadenantes inmediatos identificables. La “crisis de epilepsia” es la manifestación clínica de una descarga anormal y excesiva de un grupo de neuronas cerebrales. La epilepsia...

Pneumonia: diagnosis and management of community and hospital acquired pneumonia in adults

The microbial causes of pneumonia vary according to its origin and the immune constitution of the patient. Pneumonia is classified into community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and pneumonia in the immunocompromised. The guideline development process is guided by its scope - ...

Classification et traitement des cas de pneumonie chez l’enfant dans les établissements de santé selon l’OMS: version révisée: résumé des données

Dans le but d’accroître le nombre d’enfants ayant accès au traitement adapté, la classification et le guide thérapeutique simplifiés de l’OMS pour la prise en charge de la pneumonie de l’enfant dans les établissements de santé de premier niveau et les services de consultation ambulatoire o...

Multiple sclerosis: Management of multiple sclerosis in primary and secondary care - update information

This guideline covers diagnosing and managing multiple sclerosis in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve the quality of life for adults with multiple sclerosis by promoting symptom management, comprehensive reviews and effective relapse treatment. This guideline includes recommendations on: diagno...

Guía de práctica clínica para el tratamiento de depresión en adultos

La guía trata de temas relacionados al tratamiento de la depresión, tocando temas como: las perspectivas y experiencias de los pacientes con depresión y sus familiares; evaluación y cribado de la depresión; los modelos de atención; tratamiento psicoterapéutico, tratamiento farmacológico; estrateg...

Meningitis outbreak response in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO guideline

For over 100 years, major epidemics of meningococcal disease have occurred every few years within the African meningitis belt, which runs across the continent from Senegal to Ethiopia. The objectives of this review were to revise WHO guidelines on control of epidemic meningitis in subSaharan Africa conce...

The use of delamanid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: interim policy guidance

The aim of this guidance is to provide the interim principles that should guide the use of delamanid in conjunction with WHO-recommended MDR-TB treatment. It also specifies the essential treatment and management conditions for use of this drug, in particular the patient's eligibility criteria and safety ...

Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children

This Guideline outlines the purpose and the target audience of the second edition of Guidance for national tuberculosis programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children. It discusses the difference between TB in children and adolescents and TB in adults and provides an estimate of the burden of c...

Guidelines on the treatment of skin and oral HIV-associated conditions in children and adults

Skin and mucosal conditions are extremely common in all children and adults in particular in HIV-infected adults and children and are one of the commonest daily management problems faced by health care workers caring for patients with HIV infection. As the CD4 count declines below 200 cells/mm3, the prev...