Society guideline links: TORCH infections

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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International

●World Health Organization (WHO): Guideline on infant feeding in areas of Zika virus transmission, 2nd edition (2021)

●WHO: Position paper on rubella vaccines (2020)

●WHO: Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation – Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, 2nd edition (2017)

●WHO: Guideline on syphilis screening and treatment for pregnant women (2017)

●WHO: Information note on the use of dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) (2017)

●WHO: Guidelines for the treatment of genital herpes simplex virus (2016)

●WHO: Guidelines for the treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis) (2016)

●WHO: Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus infection – Interim guidance update (2016)

●WHO: Psychosocial support for pregnant women and for families with microcephaly and other neurological complications in the context of Zika virus – Interim guidance for health-care providers (2016)

●WHO: Screening, assessment, and management of neonates and infants with complications associated with Zika virus exposure in utero – Rapid advice guideline (2016)

●WHO: Position paper on varicella and herpes zoster vaccines (2014)

Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Position statement for diagnosis and management of congenital syphilis – Avoiding missed opportunities (2024)

●CPS: Position statement on reducing perinatal infection risk in newborns of mothers who received inadequate prenatal care (2023, updated 2024)

●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Canadian Immunization Guide – Immunization in pregnancy and breastfeeding (2018, updated 2024)

●Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Clinical practice guideline on cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy (2021)

●CPS: Position statement for the prevention and management of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections (2020)

●PHAC: An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS) on Zika virus prevention and treatment recommendations (2020)

●SOGC: Clinical practice guideline on rubella in pregnancy (2018)

●SOGC: Clinical practice guideline on toxoplasmosis in pregnancy – Prevention, screening, and treatment (2013, reaffirmed 2018)

●SOGC: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of herpes simplex virus in pregnancy (2017)

United States

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book (2024)

•Cytomegalovirus infection

•Herpes simplex

•Rubella

•Syphilis

•Toxoplasma gondii infections (toxoplasmosis)

•Zika

●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement on genital herpes infection – Serologic screening (2023)

●AAP: Clinical report on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis in the United States (2017, reaffirmed 2022)

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Dengue and Zika virus diagnostic testing for patients with a clinically compatible illness and risk for infection with both viruses (2019)

●USPSTF: Final recommendation statement on syphilis infection in pregnant women – Screening (2018)

●CDC: Interim guidance for health care providers caring for pregnant women with possible Zika virus exposure — United States (including U.S. territories), update (2017)

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Practice bulletin on cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B19, varicella zoster, and toxoplasmosis in pregnancy (2015)

●Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): Summary recommendations for the prevention of measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome, and mumps (2013)

Europe

●European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): Public health guidance on antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis and rubella susceptibility in the EU/EEA – Addressing the vulnerable populations (2017)

●ECDC: Technical report on measles and rubella elimination – Communicating the importance of vaccination (2014)

●World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe: Surveillance guidelines for measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in WHO European region, update (2012)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on neonatal infection – Antibiotics for prevention and treatment (2021, updated 2024)

●NICE: Quality standard on neonatal infection (2014, updated 2024)

●UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): The Green Book – Immunisation against infectious disease: Rubella (2013)

Australia–New Zealand

●Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI): The Australian Immunisation Handbook

•Rubella (2023)

•Vaccination for women who are planning pregnancy, pregnant, or breastfeeding (2023)

●Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID): Management of perinatal infections, third edition (2022)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Japanese Society for Neuroinfectious Diseases (JSND), Japanese Society of Neurology (JSN), and Japanese Society of Neurological Therapeutics (JSNT): Practical guideline for herpes simplex encephalitis (2017)