Australian Herpes Management Forum

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The Australian Herpes Management Forum:

1. makes no representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information and data contained on this website;
2. accepts no liability for any use of the said information and data or reliance placed on it;
3.  makes no representations, either expressed or implied, as to the suitability of the said information and data for any particular purpose; and
4. makes no warranties that the said information and data is free of infection by computer viruses or other contamination.

 The Australian Herpes Management Forum does not endorse or in any respect warrant any third party products or services by virtue of any information, material or content referred to or included on, or linked from or to this website.

The information and clinical guidelines included on this site are for the management, treatment and understanding of herpes viruses.

All information and guidelines have been developed by collating data from a variety of published and unpublished sources from peer-reviewed journals, editorials and reviews, and then by achieving consensus between practicing clinicians. They do not however necessarily represent the views of the authors of the published or unpublished data.

The information and clinical guidelines on this site are not fixed protocols that must be followed and do not constitute a text-book. While they identify and describe generally recommended courses of intervention, they are not presented as a substitute for the advice of a physician or other knowledgeable health care professional or provider. The information and guidelines are designed to acquaint the reader rapidly with the clinical problem and provide practical advice regarding assessment and management.

Any recommendation contained in this website does not indicate an exclusive course of action, or serve as a standard of medical care. Individual patients may require different treatments from those specified. Variations, taking individual circumstances into account, may be appropriate. While information and guidelines can be written that take into account variations in clinical settings, resources, or common patient characteristics, they cannot address the unique needs of each patient nor the combination of resources available to a particular community or health care professional or provider. Deviations from clinical practice guidelines may be justified by individual circumstances. Thus, information and guidelines must be applied based on individual patient needs using professional judgement.

The AHMF have made considerable efforts to ensure the information upon which this website is based reproduces the evidence as accurately as possible. Users of this website are strongly recommended to confirm that the information contained within it, especially drug indications, is correct by way of independent sources. The AHMF accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies, information perceived as misleading, or the success of any treatment regimen detailed in the website in our resources or guidelines.