Treatment Guidelines

Botulism

• Ministry of Health (OMOH), Botulism Information for Healthcare Providers

Cholera

• Ontario Agency for Health Protection & Promotion (OAHPP), Cholera: Information for Clinicians

Cyclosporiasis

• OAHPP, Cyclosporiasis: A Clinical Practice Guideline

Diphtheria

• OMOH, Diphtheria – Guide for Health Care Professionals

E. coli serotype 0157:H7

• OAHPP, Information for Clinicians Regarding E. coli serotype 0157:H7

Hepatitis B

• Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL), Management of Chronic Hepatitis B: Consensus Guidelines
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Primary Care Management of Hepatitis B – Quick Reference (HBV-QR)

Hepatitis C

• CASL, Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: Consensus Guidelines
• PHAC, Primary Care Management of Chronic Hepatitis C – Professional Desk Reference 2009 (PHAC)
• Toronto Public Health (TPH), Hepatitis C Management – Quick Reference Guide

Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

• Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), Canadian Guideline on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Non-occupational Post-exposure Prophylaxis
• Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE)
  • Canada’s source for HIV and Hepatitis C information, including practical guides for patients on topics such HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clinical Practice Guidelines for HIV/AIDS
  • Includes adult, pediatric and perinatal guidelines, post-exposure prophylaxis and counselling, testing, and referral guideline reports.
• CDC, HIV Guidelines
  • Portal into CDC resources, including HIV testing, surveillance, and prevention.
• Government of Canada, HIV factsheet: Biomedical prevention of HIV – PrEP and PEP
• Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Canada (JOGC), Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines
• Ontario HIV Treatment Network & OMOH, Ontario Guidelines for Providers Offering HIV Testing

Influenza

• Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI), The use of antiviral drugs for influenza: A foundation document for practitioners

Listeria Monocytogenes

• OAHPP, Listeria monocytogenes: A Clinical Practice Guideline

Mumps

• OAHPP, Diagnostic Test Recommendations for Mumps

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• TPH, COVID-19 Information for Health Professionals

Rabies and Animal Bites Exposure

• GOC, Canadian Immunization Guide, Rabies Vaccine
• PHO, Rabies Guidance for Health Care Providers
• TPH, Physician Instructions for Administering Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
• TPH, Rabies and Animal Bites Information for Health Professionals

Salmonella (Nontyphoidal)

• OAHPP, Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) Infection: Information for Clinicians

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

• PHAC, Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections: Guides for health professionals
• PHO, Bacterial STI Testing: Quick Reference
• PHO, Gonorrhea
• PHO, Gonorrhea Treatment Quick Reference for Adolescents and Adults
• PHO, Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) Serology Testing and Interpretation
• TPH, Ceftriaxone Reconstitution Guidelines
• TPH, STI Treatment Reference Guide
• TPH, Syphilis Laboratory Interpretation

Tuberculosis (TB)

• TPH, Assessment and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Quick Reference and Guideline
• GOC, Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th ed. (2014)
• TPH, Paediatric Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Treatment Guidelines
• Lung Health Foundation, TB – Information for Health Care Providers ( 2009)

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