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Gonorrhoea - How up-to-date is this topic?
Changes
Version 1.3, revision planned in 2013.
Last revised in September 2009
September 2010 — minor update. The figures for new diagnoses of gonorrhoea in 2008/9 have been added [HPA, 2010b], and the lower age limit for quinolone prescriptions has been raised from 16 to 18 years. Issued in September 2010.
October 2009 — minor update. Minor change to wording of basis regarding amoxicillin use in pregnant and breastfeeding women. Issued in October 2009.
October 2009 — minor update. Recommendations from the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence on when to suspect sexual abuse has been added to the Diagnosis section [NICE, 2009]. Issued in October 2009.
July to September 2009 — this is a new CKS topic. The evidence-base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence.
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