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Chapter 5: Infections
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Principles of antibacterial treatment
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Eye infections
Gastro-intestinal tract infections
Genital tract infections
Meningitis
Oral and dental infections
Respiratory tract infections
Skin and soft tissue infections
Urinary tract infections (UTI)
5.1 Antibacterial drugs
5.2 Antifungal drugs
5.3 Antiviral drugs
5.4 Antiprotozoal drugs
5.5 Anthelmintics
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Management of infectious (bloody) diarrhoea
First Line
Second Line
Specialist
Hospital Only
Antibiotic therapy not indicated unless systemically unwell.
Do not use anti-motility agents and assess/ treat dehydration in every child or elderly person. See NICE CG84: Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by gastroenteritis in under 5s: diagnosis and management (April 2009) for further guidance
Send stool culture.
