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Topics under revision

Topics that are currently under revision and will be published later in 2025 or 2026. To ensure alignment across the guidelines, some of these topics have been amended in the March 2025 release (identified by an amended date on the topic’s page):

Bartonella infections
Infection of fracture fixation devices
Brucellosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
Pharyngeal diphtheria
Febrile neutropenia
Opportunistic and co-infections in adults with HIV infection
Leptospirosis
Lyme disease
Melioidosis
Nocardiosis
Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections
Oesophageal infections
Parasitic infections
  • Malaria
  • Gastrointestinal helminths (worms)
  • Filariasis
  • Hydatid disease
  • Liver flukes
  • Schistosomiasis
Perinatal infections
  • Prophylaxis for preterm prelabour rupture of membranes
  • Prevention of neonatal Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) disease
  • Intra-amniotic infection (chorioamnionitis)
  • Prophylaxis for repair of obstetric anal sphincter injuries
  • Postpartum endometritis
  • Neonatal herpes simplex infection
  • Septic abortion
Prevention of infection
  • Principles of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
  • Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis for specific procedures
  • Prevention of infective endocarditis
  • Primary prophylaxis in immunocompromised adults without HIV infection
  • Prophylaxis for medicinal leech therapy
Q fever

Tuberculosis

Rickettsial infections

Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Lactational mastitis
  • Surgical site infections
Traumatic wound infections
  • Bite wound infections, including clenched-fist injury infections
  • Open fractures
  • Post-traumatic wound infections
  • Pre-emptive treatment following a penetrating eye injury
  • Prophylaxis after skull fracture
  • Water-immersed wound infections
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