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Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections
2006 Edition

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The Canadian Public Health Association

The Canadian Public Health Association
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Update Notice: Several of the STI guideline chapters have been updated. The most recent PDF versions of the revised chapters posted below are identified by month and year (i.e., October 2007). Each of the updated chapters has a summary chart at the beginning which highlights the most significant changes and cross references them to the corresponding page number(s) in the hard copy version of the 2006 Guidelines.

Suggested citation: Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006 Edition. Ottawa, ON: Public Health Agency of Canada, 2006.

Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006 Edition
(17 Pages - 124 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)

• Expert Working Group on the Canadian Guidelines for STI
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Content
• Introduction
  • Levels of recommendation
  • Quality of evidence
• References

  Primary Care and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  (24 Pages - 135 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)

1. Assessing the Reason for a Consultation
2. Knowing about STI Risk Factors and Epidemiology
3. Performing a Brief Patient History and STI Risk Assessment
4. Providing Patient-Centred Education and Counselling
5. Performing a Physical Examination
6. Selecting Appropriate Screening/Testing
7. Diagnosing by Syndrome or by Organism and Post-test Counselling
8. Treating
9. Reporting to Public Health and Partner Notification
10. Managing Co-morbidity and Associated Risks
11. Following up

  Laboratory Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections
  (24 Pages - 135 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)

• Collection and Transportation of Specimens
• Laboratory Testing Methods
• Laboratory Diagnosis of Specific Infections

  Management and Treatment of Specific Syndromes

• Syndromic Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections
  (12 Pages - 348 KB) PDF
• Epididymitis
  (7 Pages - 129 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Genital Ulcer Disease (GUD)
  (13 Pages - 348 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
  (10 Pages - 351 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Prostatitis
  (13 Pages - 185 KB) PDF
• Sexually Transmitted Intestinal and Enteric Infections
  (7 Pages - 353 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Urethritis
  (9 Pages - 350 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Vaginal Discharge (Bacterial Vaginosis, Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, Trichomoniasis)
  (17 Pages - 356 KB) PDF

  Management and Treatment of Specific Infections

• Chancroid
  (5 Pages - 353 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Chlamydial Infections
  (10 Pages - 351 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Ectoparasitic Infestations (Pubic Lice, Scabies)
  (6 Pages - 352 KB) PDF
• Genital Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections
  (16 Pages - 351 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections
  (15 Pages - 349 KB) PDF
• Gonococcal Infections
  (16 Pages - 351 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Hepatitis B Virus Infections
  (10 Pages - 254 KB) PDF
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
  (26 Pages - 354 KB) PDF
• Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
  (10 Pages - 354 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Syphilis (Updated October 2007)
  (17 Pages - 351 KB) PDF

  Specific Populations

• Immigrants and Refugees
  (8 Pages - 347 KB) PDF
• Inmates and Offenders
  (8 Pages - 353 KB) PDF
• Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)/
  Women Who Have Sex With Women (WSW)
  (12 Pages - 350 KB) PDF
• Pregnancy
  (20 Pages - 409 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Sexual Abuse in Peripubertal and Prepubertal Children
  (14 Pages - 352 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Sexual Assault in Postpubertal Adolescents and Adults
  (11 Pages - 350 KB) PDF (Updated October 2007)
• Sex Workers
  (5 Pages - 349 KB) PDF
• Substance Use
  (12 Pages - 349 KB) PDF
• Travellers
  (5 Pages - 348 KB) PDF

  Appendices
  (21 Pages - 351 KB) PDF

A: Patient Counselling Guide on Condom Use
B: How to Use a Male Condom/How to Use a Female Condom
C: Resources and Reference Tools for Health Professionals
D: Provincial and Territorial Directors of STI Control
E: Provincial Laboratories
F: Forensic Evidence, Services and Laboratories
G: Referral Centres for STIs in Peripubertal and Prepubertal Children
H: Tanner Scale of Sexual Maturity

  Index
  (18 Pages - 349 KB) PDF