GP Guidance

Microbiology e-consults made via ICE or emails via Microconsultants will be answered from 0900-1630 Monday-Friday. Consults made outside of these times will not receive a same day response.

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Microbiology consults should contain the following information:

Summary: Presenting complaint, history of presenting complaint, duration of admission, abx given & duration, relevant results (microbiological & imaging etc).
Clinical impression
Clinical question for Microbiologist to answer

For clinically unwell patients requiring urgent advice contact the microbiology department on 2962 between 0900-1630

GP E-Consult (New)

GP consultation to Microbiology for clinical advice through ICE. This process will replace the Microconsultants email (except for patients without an NHS number) from 30th September 2024.

Please click here for guidance on how to raise an e-consult through ICE.

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RDUH Clinical Guidance

Lyme Disease

Management of Giardiasis and Recurrent Giardiasis

Primary Care Guidance for Management of Innoculation Incidents

Recurrent Threadworm Infection (Enterobiasis)

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Adults

Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

Toxoplasmosis and Screening in Pregnancy

Useful Links

Clinical Knowledge Summaries – NICE

Primary care guidance – diagnosing and managing infections – UKHSA

This is the new location for all the Primary Care Guidance which has been produced by the UKHSA sponsored Primary Care Group in Gloucester (led by Dr Cliodna McNulty) e.g. leg ulcers, vaginal discharge, chlamydia, diarrhoea, Helicobacter and UTI.

Fungal Skin and Nail infections: Diagnosis and laboratory investigation – Quick reference guide for primary care – UKHSA

Test and treat for Helicobacter pylori (HP) in dyspepsia – Quick reference guide for primary care – RCGP

Interpreting Hepatitis B Serology – BMJ article

How to swallow a tablet – NHS

Urinary tract infections (UTI) – North & East Devon Formulary

UTI:

STI Screening in Primary Care – Devon Sexual Health

Vaginal discharge – North & East Devon Formulary

Investigating infection in abnormal vaginal discharge -Quick Reference Guide for Primary Care – RCGP