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5. Infection - guidance

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BNF Section/s	Title	Issuing Body	Date of Issue	Update Due
5	Antimicrobial Prescribing - Kent and Medway Supplementary Information for antimicrobial prescribing – managing common infections	*NHS Kent & Medway*	*Feb 2023*	Feb 2025
5	Antimicrobial Treatment - Aims and Principles of Antimicrobial Treatment Guidance	*NHS Kent & Medway*	*Apr 2023*	Apr 2025
5	Antimicrobial stewardship - Includes any guidance, advice, pathways and quality standards.	*NICE*	*Publication Dates under individual entries attached to this section*
5	Back-up (delayed) Antibiotic Prescribing Guidance	*NHS Kent & Medway*	*Feb 2023*	Feb 2025
5	Clostridioides difficile - Accessing Treatment for Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) in Primary Care	*NHS Kent & Medway*	*Feb 2023*	Feb 2025
5.5.1	COVID-19 - Casirivimab plus imdevimab, nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sotrovimab and tocilizumab for treating COVID-19 NICE Guidance TA878	*NICE*	*Jun 23*	-
5	Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: reminder of the risk of disabling and potentially long-lasting or irreversible side effects	MHRA Drug Safety Update	*Aug 2023*	-
5	Nitrofurantoin - PATIENT INFORMATION	*NHS Kent & Medway ICB*	*Oct 2023*	Oct 2025
5	Nitrofurantoin - Nitrofurantoin safety Monitoring guidance for prescribers	*NHS Kent & Medway ICB*	*Oct 2023*	Oct 2025
5 12.1.3	Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections	*NICE*	*Feb 2023*
5.3	Peginterferon alfa	*High-Cost Drugs*
5	Teicoplanin - Teicoplanin Intravenous Injection Three Times a Week where the usual regimen is unsuitable e.g. OPAT or SDEC	*NHS Kent & Medway*	*Jul 2023*	Jul 2025
5.5.2	Tenofovir disoproxil	*High-Cost Drugs*

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