Society guideline links: Pediculosis

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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Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on head lice infestations – A clinical update (2018)

United States

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Clinical report on head lice (2022)

●AAP: Red Book (2021)

•Pediculosis capitis (head lice)

•Pediculosis corporis (body lice)

•Pediculosis pubis (pubic lice, crab lice)

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines (2021)

Europe

●European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV): European guideline for the management of pediculosis pubis (2017)