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Over the past several months, government and professional health organizations have released several treatment guidelines for a variety of infectious diseases — from hepatitis C to Clostridium difficile.

Infectious Disease News compiled six guidelines that may influence clinical practice and affect treatment outcomes for patients. This collection offers the latest clinical information to help provide the best possible patient care.

New guidelines recommend PrEP for those at substantial risk

The US Public Health Service released the first comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for use in the prevention of HIV. Read more.

New guidelines focus on prevention of C. difficile in health care settings

An update to the 2008 Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals includes new guidelines for health care institutions regarding prevention of drug-resistant Clostridium difficile. Read more.

Updated guidelines aim to prevent surgical site infections, reduce costs

Updated guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections were recently released by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Hospital Association, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and The Joint Commission. Read more.

WHO releases HCV treatment guidelines

LONDON — WHO unveiled its first-ever treatment guidelines for HCV during a press conference at the International Liver Congress, the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Read more.

IDSA guidelines urge vaccinations for immunocompromised patients

New guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America stress the importance of the influenza vaccine and other vaccines for immunocompromised patients, including those with HIV and cancer. Read more.

Immune Deficiency Foundation issues guidelines for vaccines in immunodeficient patients

The controversial issue of live viral or bacterial vaccines and whether they can be administered to immunodeficient patients in addition to neglectful routine immunizations prompted the Medical Advisory Committee of the Immune Deficiency Foundation to issue recommendations, according to recently published literature. Read more.