Health Protection Agency and HPS

 Information and updates from the Health Protection Agency and Health Protection Scotland
 
 

 

VTEC 0141 Disease in Germany

Click here for latest HPA guidance for microbiologists for the investigation of patients presenting within the UK.

(Jun 11)

 
UTI guidance for primary care

Click here for flowchart. Click here for link to all GP guidance.

(Apr 11)

 

Guidance on tackling emerging antibiotic resistance

Click here to view guidelines

(Jan 11)

  

Guidance on anthrax

HPA Porton Down has released guidance on the lab diagnosis of anthrax (version2).

Click here to download the PDF file (486kb)

Clinical algorithm: clinical evaluation and management of drug users with possible anthrax (PDF file - 114 kb)

(March 10)