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Epididymitis / Orchitis

Update your RDS mobile app to v4.7.2 to download toolkits even when website is down.

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. You will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon in the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively update to the latest release - RDS app version 4.7.1 - to see this improvement.

Updating to this latest version of the RDS app is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new resilience arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits. To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

What's new / Latest updates

Decision to direct prescribers to CKS for treatment options.

Co-trimoxazole can be used as an alternative to a quinolone where a gram-negative organism is suspected.

Refer to CKS - Scrotal pain and swelling: epididymo-orchitis for empirical antibiotic choices but please note that in NHS Grampian:

The recommended treatment duration is 10 days.
Co-trimoxazole can be considered as an alternative to a quinolone to treat epididymitis where the likely causative organism is a gram negative enteric organism and there is a low risk of a sexually transmitted infection.

Last reviewed: 28/11/2024

Next review date: 28/11/2027

Author(s): Specialist Antimicrobial Pharmacists.

Version: 1

Author email(s): gram.antibioticpharmacists@nhs.scot.

Approved By: Antimicrobial Management Team

Document Id: AMT_Emp_Primary Care_Epididymitis-Orchitis_1