Links to ID-Related Sites
The IDSA site includes links providing direct access to other Internet sites. Links are provided for the convenience of our site visitors. IDSA has not participated in the development of those other sites and does not exert any editorial or other control over them; therefore, IDSA takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on those sites. Please see IDSA's Website Policies and Disclaimer for more information.
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ACP-ASIM's PDA Portal
Links to medical resources for personal digital assistants (PDAs)
The American Lyme Disease Foundation
Information about prevention, symptoms and treatment and the chronic lyme disease controversy
Asian Bacterial Bank (ABB)
ABB is a nonprofit organization and the first clinical microorganism collection center in the Asian region. As of 2006, a total of 30,000 isolates of important bacterial pathogens have been collected from 14 countries.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Spanish-language Website, "CDC en Español"
Up-to-date information in Spanish on health issues of special interest to Hispanic communities, including information on a wide range of health promotion and disease prevention topics like asthma, cancer, HIV/AIDS, immunizations, children’s health, diabetes and occupational hazards
Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Provides information, and analysis on issues related to the prevention, control, and treatment of infectious diseases and to public health preparedness. Focuses on bioterrorism and food safety.
Doctor Fungus
Wide variety of information about fungal infections geared towards medical professionals. Includes an image bank, a slide bank, information about the fungi including available drugs and laboratory tests, and other educational tools.
Healthfinder
A free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Contains information about HIV, childhood immunization infectious diseases and other health issues.
Hepatitis Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about all forms of hepatitis
IDPodcasts.net
Infectious diseases podcasts presented by faculty, staff, and guests of the Division of Infectious Diseases of the University of South Florida. The site offers over 100 ID-related lectures in podcast format and detailed instructions on how to play the files.
Infections in Older Adults
The IDSA Geriatrics Interest Group is a collaboration of academic investigators and clinicians formed to foster research on infectious disease and immunologic issues in older adults and to facilitate translation of this research into improvements in the care of this at-risk patient population.
International Herpes Management Forum (IHMF)
The IHMF itself is a not-for-profit initiative which aims to improve the awareness and understanding of herpesviruses, and the counseling and management of people with these infections.
Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds Live
Each session typically presents two adult and one pediatric clinical case from the Johns Hopkins Infectious Disease service. A faculty member is invited to discuss each case and generate a differential diagnosis list that is voted upon by both the live and viewing audience. The presenting Postdoctoral ID Fellow will then typically review the literature about the case. Both live and archived sessions are available.
Legionella Prevention
Includes general information; FAQs for physicians, engineers, and the public; Ask an Expert; research information; and lab information
Malaria website from CDC
Information for clinicians and the public
Mayo Clinic: Infectious Disease Resources
MayoClinic.com offers information on infectious diseases and common infections, including AIDS, hepatitis, and influenza.
Ask an Infectious Diseases Specialist
An infectious diseases specialist answers questions from patients and visitors to the website
Medem
Contains collected information on infectious disease topics from CDC, NIH, JAMA, AMA, AAP and others
MedlinePLUS Health Information
Information on diseases and conditions; drug information; a medical dictionary; and directories of doctors, dentists and hospitals
Medscape Infectious Diseases
Infectious disease news from Medscape and Reuters
MedTerms Medical Dictionary
An online medical dictionary with explanations of over 15,000 medical terms
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Includes SHEA journals and publications, meetings information, a job bank, and policy activities
Stop Tuberculosis
Partnership dedicated to ensuring that every TB patient has access to TB treatment and cure, protecting vulnerable populations from TB, and reducing the social and economic toll that TB exerts on families, communities, and nations
Vibrio Vulnificus Infection
A website developed by and for health care professionals to provide information about the risk of V. vulnificus infection, its impact on public health, and how to diagnose, treat, and prevent it
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Antimicrobial Resistance
Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting proper antibiotic use and curbing antibiotic resistance. Contains general information on antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, summaries of recent news about antibiotics, and links to other resources.
CDC Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings
Tools for physicians and information about participating in the campaign
Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR)
CIRAR's goals are to develop and implement formal training for conducting interdisciplinary research which will be made available by internet, and to develop interdisciplinary demonstration projects designed to rationalize antimicrobial use and reduce antimicrobial resistance.
FDA: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Antimicrobial Resistance Information
This page provides access to FDA and CDER activities, initiatives, policies and information regarding antimicrobial resistance for health professionals and consumers.
Animation of Antimicrobial Resistance
Produced by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
OPAT.com
Information about outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for medical professionals. Discusses patient benefits, legal issues, nosocomial infections, cost containment and problems.
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Biodefense
American College of Physicians (ACP) Bioterrorism Resources
Includes resources developed by ACP, policy statements and links to other sites
BiodefenseEducation.org
Highlights daily news stories and contains an electronic library and reading list/curriculum
CDC Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
Contains many resources for BT preparedness and response and information about CDC's bioterrorism initiative. It also contains local emergency contact information and notification procedures.
Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
The purpose of the group and the site is to raise consciousness about the threat of bioterrorism, develop a knowledge base about possible agents and effects, disseminate the knowledge, and catalyze the development of strategies to deal with the results of an attack
Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Provides current news and news archives, in-depth information on bioterrorism planning/preparation and the diseases of bioterrorism, links to articles in the literature, guidelines, and other resources
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Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
A database of clinical trials in the U.S. Geared towards patients who are interested in participating in a clinical trial
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Emerging Infections
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Clinician Communication Site
Contains many resources for Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) members, including past COCA conference call summaries and slides, listings of COCA members, information on future conference calls and training updates, as well as many other items of use to COCA members
Emerging Infections Program, Yale University
The goals of the Connecticut Emerging Infections Program are to assess the public health impact of emerging and re-emerging infections and to evaluate methods for their prevention and control. The site contains information about their projects on West Nile Virus, neonatal Sepsis, Candida, viral gastroenteritis, tick borne disease, and chronic liver disease.
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Foodborne Disease
www.foodsafety.gov
A gateway to government food safety information. This site has some general information about foodborne diseases, information about how to avoid them, and information about each common bacteria.
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Immunization
The Allied Vaccine Group
A cluster of websites, including the National Network for Immunization Information, dedicated to presenting valid scientific information about vaccines based on scientific research, followed by honest disclosure of the research results
Rotavirus Vaccine Program
The goal of the program is to test a new model for accelerated vaccine introduction in developing countries. The website contains information about rotavirus, vaccine development, and resources to help public health workers evaluate the extent of rotavirus in their locale and the potential value of a rotavirus vaccine.
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Infectious Disease Images
Doctor Fungus
Wide variety of information about fungal infections geared towards medical professionals, including an image bank
NIAID Biodefense Image Library
Images from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
Partners Infectious Disease Images
Requires a free registration. The site presents images of interesting and instructive Infectious Disease cases to healthcare professionals for educational purposes. The site contains images and cases from the IDSA annual meetings.
Public Health Image Library
A collection of still images, image sets, and multimedia files from CDC that can be searched by keyword
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Journals/Publications
Emerging Infectious Diseases
CDC journal with articles that track and analyze disease trends
The Free Medical Journals Website
Provides free access to over 1,000 medical journals on the Internet
IDLinx
Provides top infectious disease-related articles daily, many from journals that normally require a subscription
Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines
The scope of Journal includes original basic and clinical research in the areas of allergy, infectious disease, autoimmunity, cancer, and transplantation as they relate to immune based therapies and vaccines
Journal Watch Infectious Diseases
Keeps clinicians up to date on research appearing in the literature
The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal
Infectious disease-related news, journal articles and commentary, selected content is available without a subscription
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Publication from CDC that is based on weekly reports by state health departments.
Pusware
A periodic podcast that is a review of the ID literature by an ID physician
Reviews in Medical Virology
The aim of Reviews in Medical Virology is to provide articles reviewing conceptual or technological advances in diverse areas of virology. Topics covered will include the molecular biology, cell biology, replication, pathogenesis, immunology, immunization, epidemiology, diagnosis or treatment of viruses of medical importance.
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Practice Guidelines
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
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Professional Development
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants and Funding Opportunities
Information about NIH grant and fellowship programs, applying for a grant or fellowship, policy changes, administrative responsibilities of awardees, peer review policies and procedures, a database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions, and the numbers and characteristics of awards made by the NIH
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Public Health
American Public Health Association (APHA)
An organization for public health professionals
The Public Health Infrastructure Resource Center (PHIRC)
Provides those wanting to strengthen public health systems with information on the three CDC-defined core areas of infrastructure: the public health workforce; information, data, and communication systems; and organizational and systems capacity.
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