Executive Summary of the Spanish Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Imported Febrile Illnesses from the Spanish Society of Tropical Medicine and International Health (SEMTSI), the Imported Pathology Group of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (GEPI-SEIMC), the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (SEMFYC), the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (SEMERGEN) and the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES)

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The Spanish Society of Tropical Medicine and International Health (SEMTSI), the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES), the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (SEMERGEN) and the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (SEMFYC) have prepared a consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of patients with imported febrile illnesses. Twenty authors with different backgrounds and representing different healthcare perspectives (ambulatory primary care, travel and tropical medicine specialists, emergency medicine, hospital care, microbiology and parasitology and public health), identified 39 relevant questions, which were organised in 7 thematic blocks. After a systematic review of the literature and a thoughtful discussion, the authors prepared 125 recommendations, as well as several tables and figures to be used as a consulting tool. The present executive summary shows a selection of some of the most relevant questions and recommendations included in the guidelines. La Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI), la Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (SEIMC), la Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES), la Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN) y la Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (SEMFYC) han elaborado un documento de consenso sobre el diagnóstico y manejo de pacientes con enfermedades febriles importadas. Veinte autores que representaban diferentes perspectivas de la atención médica (atención primaria ambulatoria, especialistas en medicina tropical y del viajero, urgencias, atención hospitalaria, microbiología y parasitología y salud pública), identificaron 39 preguntas clínicamente relevantes, que se organizaron en 7 bloques temáticos. Tras una revisión sistemática de la literatura, los autores elaboraron 125 recomendaciones, así como varias tablas e imágenes para ser utilizadas como herramientas de consulta. Este resumen ejecutivo muestra una selección de las preguntas y recomendaciones más relevantes incluidas en las presentes guías.

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