Guidelines
176 entriesNDOH Standard Treatment Guidelines and clinical protocols
- TuberculosisTuberculosisOther→
- TuberculosisInfection Tuberculosis Brief outline/clinical setting Aetiologies/organisms Mycobacterium tuberculosis Optimal antimicrobial selection Drug Susceptible: Weight 30kg-37kg: - R/H/Z/E(150/75/400/275) 2 PO daily x 2 months - R/H (150/75) 2 PO daily x 4 months Weight 38kg-54kg: - R/H/Z/E(150/75/400/275) 3 PO daily x 2 months - R/H (150/75) 3 PO daily x 4 months Weight 55kg-70kg: - R/H/Z/E(150/7Other→
- TuberculosisSee: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) Click here to access the pdf . Note: notifiable medical condition. Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare, 2020-2024_Version 1.1_20 January 2025 Chapter 10: Infections and Related Conditions_10.16 TuberculosisPrimary Care→
- Tuberculosis (TB)See Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) . Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare_V1.0_26 February 2026 Chapter 11: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV AND AIDS)_11.3 Opportunistic Infections, Treatment in Adult_1.3.16 Tuberculosis (TB)Primary Care→
- Tuberculosis / TB - Follow-UpIMCI - Child (Age 2 months up to 5 years)IMCI→
- Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy (TPT)Please click on the link below to access the most up-to-date version of this guideline. The content on this page is currently being updated to align with the latest publication. Always check the version number at the bottom of the screen to confirm which version you are using. Click here to access the Primary Health Care - PHC Chapter 11: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune DeficiencPrimary Care→
- Tuberculosis and HIVDescription Medicine treatment ICD-10 codes: B20.0 DESCRIPTION TB and HIV are often comorbid conditions. Exclude TB by a history of TB contacts, clinical examination, chest X-ray, tuberculin skin test (TST), or lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan (TB-lam), M tuberculosis PCR test and mycobacterial culture (where TB disease is suspected on clinical or radiological grounds) in all patients bPEML (Paeds)→
- Tuberculosis, ExtrapulmonaryDescription Referral ICD-10 codes: A18.0-8 Note: notifiable medical condition. DESCRIPTION Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is defined as infection of organ systems other than the lung with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Extra-pulmonary TB can present with non-specific symptoms such as unintentional weight loss (> 1.5kg in a month), night sweats, and fever for more than 2 weeks. Other symptomsPrimary Care→
- Tuberculosis, PerinatalDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: P37.0 *Notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION Tuberculosis acquired in the first 3 months of life . Perinatal tuberculosis may be acquired in one of the following ways: Transplacental transmission – usually extrapulmonary or disseminated TB. Via the passage of swallowed maternal blood or amniPEML (Paeds)→
- Tuberculosis, Pleural (TB Pleurisy)Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Tuberculosis, PulmonaryStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary In ChildrenDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A16.9 *Notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION A chronic, granulomatous disease of the lungs caused by M. tuberculosis. Most children acquire tuberculosis from infected adults by inhalation. Malnourished, immunosuppressed (HIV-infected) and children < 3 years of age with pulmonary tuberculoPEML (Paeds)→
- Type 1 Diabetes MellitusEndocrine ConditionsPrimary Care→
- Type 1 Diabetes MellitusStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, in AdultsEndocrine ConditionsPrimary Care→
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, in Children and AdolescentsEndocrine ConditionsPrimary Care→
- Type 2 Diabetes MellitusStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and AdolescentsType 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and AdolescentsOther→
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, AdultsType 2 Diabetes MellitusPrimary Care→
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, in AdolescentsType 1 Diabetes MellitusPrimary Care→
- Type 2 Diabetes in Older PersonsType 2 Diabetes in Older PersonsOther→
- TyphoidDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.1 *Notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION A systemic disease caused by Salmonella typhi. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA Clinical Fever Anorexia Headache Vomiting Diarrhoea or constipation Ileus Abdominal pain or tenderness Epistaxis Cough Delirium Hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly Meningismus StuporPEML (Paeds)→
- TyphoidSee Typhoid fever . Click here for the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines And Essential Medicines List For South Africa, Adult Hospital level, 2020-4_Version 1_July 2024 Chapter 1: Alimentary tract; 1.3 Diarrhoea; 1.3.7 TyphoidEML (Adult)→
- Typhoid FeverDescription Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.0 Note: This is a notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION A septicaemic illness with fever caused by the micro-organism Salmonella typhi. The cause of the fever is difficult to diagnose except in an epidemic. It may present with: acute abdomen (see Section 2.1: Abdominal pain). prolonged or high fever in a previously healthy individual. fever witPrimary Care→
- Typhoid FeverSee: Typhoid Fever . Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare, 2020-2024_Version 1.1_20 January 2025 Chapter 10: Infections and Related Conditions_10.15 Typhoid FeverPrimary Care→
- Typhoid Fever (Enteric Fever)Description General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.0-4 *Notifiable medical condition (Typhoid fever). DESCRIPTION Systemic infection due to S. enteritica serotype Typhi or related organisms (e.g. S. paratyphi , S. choleraesuis ). Initial symptoms are abdominal pain, headache, cough and fever, with diarrhoea developing after a few days. Bacteraemia is common in the first weeEML (Adult)→