Red Whale Primary Care Pod

Spotting pertussis and antibiotic prophylaxis for STIs

17 Jan 2025

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Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the first of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: 3% of adults presenting to primary care with an acute cough have pertussis, but would you spot it?What is our role in primary care if a patient approaches us for advice about antibiotic prophylaxis for STIs?Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. The rest of the Pearls from December will be covered next week along with a new best intentions story to put a smile on your face.Pertussis BMJ 2019;364:l401 UKHSA Guidance on the management of cases of pertussis in England during the re-emergence of pertussis in 2024 Whooping Cough Net - symptoms (examples of full-blown whooping cough and attenuated forms in immunised individuals. Also information for patients about why treatment is ineffective. Site by Doug Jenkinson, a GP in ( Nottinghamshire) Testing guidelines from the UKHSA can be found here. The Green Book on PertussisProphylaxis for sexually transmitted infections BASHH Position statement on Doxycycline as Prophylaxis for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2021 The IPERGAY trial (Lancet Inf Diseases 2018;18(3):308) CDC guidance 1 Send us your feedback [email protected] or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

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Spotting pertussis and antibiotic prophylaxis for STIs

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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