IRCCS Policlinic San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Sección Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Feb;25(2):155-162. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.08.005. Epub 2018 Aug 24.
The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) aims to further develop its role in international medical and scientific guidance in the field of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, where many types of guidance documents exist. The ESCMID Executive Committee and the Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI) editorial board wish to clarify the terminology and format to be used in ESCMID guidance documents submitted for publication in CMI, and to highlight the principles behind ESCMID guidance documents.
There are five types of ESCMID guidance documents: White Papers, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Consensus Statements, State-of-the-Science Statements, and Position Papers. They differ in scope, methods of development, drafting group composition and preferred publication format. Guidance documents can be proposed, developed and published by ESCMID Study Groups, Committees and individual members; often, other scientific societies are involved. The full disclosure of potential conflicts of interest of all drafting group members is a requirement.
Guidance documents constitute a common cultural and scientific background to people in the same and related professions. Also, they are an important educational and training tool. Developing a guidance document is a scientific endeavour, where a sound and transparent development process is needed, requiring multidisciplinary and personal skills.
欧洲临床微生物学和传染病学会（ESCMID）旨在进一步发挥其在临床微生物学和传染病领域国际医学和科学指导方面的作用，该领域存在多种类型的指导文件。ESCMID 执行委员会和临床微生物学和感染（CMI）编委会希望澄清提交 CMI 发表的 ESCMID 指导文件中使用的术语和格式，并强调 ESCMID 指导文件背后的原则。
ESCMID 有五种指导文件：白皮书、临床实践指南、共识声明、现状声明和立场文件。它们在范围、开发方法、起草组成员组成和首选发布格式上有所不同。指导文件可以由 ESCMID 研究组、委员会和个人成员提出、制定和发布；通常涉及其他科学学会。所有起草组成员的潜在利益冲突的充分披露是一项要求。
指导文件为同一专业和相关专业的人员提供了共同的文化和科学背景。此外，它们还是重要的教育和培训工具。制定指导文件是一项科学工作，需要一个合理和透明的开发过程，需要多学科和个人技能。
