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Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, 4 complaints

ComplaintGUO dateOfficial source
Genital herpesNovember 2024INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
External anogenital wartsMarch 2019INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Confirmed Trichomonas vaginalisJanuary 2025INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Confirmed Mycoplasma genitaliumJanuary 2025INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab

Skin and soft tissue, 3 complaints

ComplaintGUO dateOfficial source
Infectious cellulitis, adult24 July 2026 (revised 23 September 2026)INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Infectious cellulitis, child24 July 2026 (revised 23 September 2026)INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Infected diabetic foot, adult opens in a new tabMay 2025 (revised 12 December 2025)INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab

Abdomen and digestive tract, 3 complaints

ComplaintGUO dateOfficial source
Intra-abdominal infection, adult opens in a new tabAugust 2024INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Clostridioides difficile diarrhea or colitis opens in a new tabMarch 2025INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Helicobacter pyloriDecember 2024INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab

Lyme disease, 2 complaints

ComplaintGUO dateOfficial source
Lyme disease, adultMarch 2021INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Lyme disease, childMarch 2021INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab

Eye, 3 complaints

ComplaintGUO dateOfficial source
BlepharitisJune 2018INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Herpes zoster ophthalmicusJune 2018INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab
Ocular herpes simplexJune 2018, updated February 2023INESSS GUO (PDF) opens in a new tab

Reviewed 24 August 2026 against the official sources below.

Sources

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