Guidelines
The following guidelines are from IUSTI regions and professional societies throughout the world. They are intended for use by professionals who care for patients with STIs, and to assist healthcare organizations and public health programs. These guidelines are not meant to be a substitute for medical advice.
IUSTI Guidelines & Patient Information
IUSTI Guidelines
Guidelines for STI and HIV testing, treatment, and partner management, including doxycycline post exposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP)
IUSTI Patient Information
Printable information sheets for patients on STI syndromes and specific organisms. Multiple languages available. Â
European Union & UK
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV Guidelines
Includes guidelines for HIV testing, post expsoure prophylaxis (PEP) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), as well as STI screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
British HIV Association
Guidelines for antiretroviral treatment of HIV-1 and 2, management of co-infections, vaccination, and opportunistic infections.
Asia Pacific Region
Australian STI Management Guidelines
The Guidelines are an online resource for primary care health professionals and provide concise information to support the prevention, testing, diagnosis, management and treatment of STIs
Asian Association of Urinary Tract Infection (AAUS) Guidelines
Provide recommendations for management of adults and children with urinary tract infections (UTIs), genital tract infections (GTIs) and sexually transmitted infections(STIs).
The Americas
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (United States)
Evidence-based STI prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment recommendations for adults, adolescents, and children.
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public health guidance for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI)
Brazillian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020
Protocols for STI surveillance, management of STI syndromes, congenital syphilis, HPV, viral hepatitis, zika virus, and intimate partner violence
Sociedad Argentina de Infectologia
Diagnoses and treatment of STI in adults and children
WHO
World Health Organization Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections
Recommendations on the case management of people with symptoms of STIs, including: urethral and vaginal discharge, anorectal infection; genital ulcer disease; and lower abdominal pain.