Guidelines

MMIDSP endorses CDC Guidelines for Shingles in the following population
1. Adults aged ≥50 years
2. adults aged ≥19 years who are or will be immunodeficient or immunosuppressed. Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients, Solid organ transplant recipients, Patients with cancer, Patients living with HIV, Patients with autoimmune & inflammatory condition

Helicobacter pylori infection and disease are rampant in Pakistan. Because of our unique environmental challenges and unregulated use of antibiotics, treatment and eradication of many infectious agents has become problematic. Local context and susceptibility data are the two most important aspects of management of any disease, and more so for H pylori because of its high prevalence. This guideline is a joint effort of MMIDSP and Pakistan society of Gastrointestinal and liver diseases with support from Getz pharma.

Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 60-80% of deaths in low and in low to middle income countries occurs due to sepsis (1, 2). Data from Pakistan is scanty. Sepsis accounts for about 1.3% of all admissions at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, and has mortality approaching 37%, which is significantly associated with the presence of septic shock.

For appropriate and effective therapy of infectious diseases, MMIDSP took the initiative and created antimicrobial guidelines with the aim to guide local physicians in choosing appropriate antibiotics.

Awareness is the best form of defense. Nowhere is this truer than in prevention of rabies. Animal bites may be accidental and unavoidable, but awareness about immediate and correct action may make the difference between living and dying a torturous death. Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan (IDSP) and Rabies in Asia Pakistan Chapter Foundation (RIA Pk) have made every attempt to spread information to the public.