A systematic review of clinical guidelines on the management of acute, community-acquired CNS infections.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiology of CNS infections in Europe is dynamic, requiring that clinicians have access to up-to-date clinical management guidelines (CMGs) to aid identification of emerging infections and for improving quality and a degree of standardisation in diagnostic and clinical management practices. This paper presents a systematic review of CMGs for community-acquired CNS infections in Europe.

Methods

A systematic review. Databases were searched from October 2004 to January 2019, supplemented by an electronic survey distributed to 115 clinicians in 33 European countries through the CLIN-Net clinical network of the COMBACTE-Net Innovative Medicines Initiative. Two reviewers screened records for inclusion, extracted data and assessed the quality using the AGREE II to

SUBMITTER: Sigfrid L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6729038 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature