CKS is no longer commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). NICE remains committed to providing a replacement service for CKS and is currently reviewing its options. In the meantime, although CKS content is now not being maintained, it still remains relevant and will continue to be made available. CKS content was generated under a programme of topic creation and update. To check if the topic you are viewing is current or out of date, please refer to the topic publication details by clicking on the 'How up-to-date is this topic?' link in the left hand menu on individual topic pages.
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Changes
Version 1.5, revision planned in 2011.
Last revised in July 2007
August 2009 — minor update. Advice from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline on when to suspect child maltreatment has been added to this topic [NICE, 2009]. Issued in August 2009.
January 2009 — minor update. Clarithromycin added as an antibiotic option if a person is allergic to penicillin, in line with advice from the Health Protection Agency [HPA and Association of Medical Microbiologists, 2008]. Link updated to Health Protection Agency Clinical Rabies Service document [HPA, 2008]. Issued in February 2009.
April to July 2007 — converted from PRODIGY guidance to CKS topic structure. The evidence-base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are more clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence.
There are no major changes to the recommendations.
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