Practice Guidelines for PDAs

The IDSA Practice Guidelines are available as PDA files, with links for easy browsing.

This page contains instructions for downloading the guidelines, the guideline files, and tips for viewing the guidelines.

Getting Started

• Installing the files
• Download the guidelines
• Help with the guidelines

Download the Guidelines 

• Practice Guidelines of Travel Medicine (2006)
• Seasonal Influenza in Adults and Children (2009) 
• Practice Guidelines for Diseases Caused by Aspergillus (2008)
• Management of Bacterial Meningitis (2004)
• Management of Patients with Blastomycosis (2008)
• Treatment of Candidiasis (2009) 
• Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (2001)
• Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections (2002)
• Coccidioidomycosis (2005)
• Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (2007)
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• Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections (2004)
• Management of Infectious Diarrhea (2000)
• Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (2003)
• Practice Guideline for Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities (2009) 
• Diagnosis and Management of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis (2002)
• Preventing Opportunistic Infections among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients (2002)
• Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Histoplasmosis (2007)
• Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons Infected with HIV (2009)
• The Clinical Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis (2000)
• Guidelines for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer (2002)
• Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Sporotrichosis (2007)
• Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Surgery (1994)
• Treatment of Tuberculosis (2005)
• Vancomycin (2009) 
• Management of Encephalitis (2008) 

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Installing the Files

First...

Before you install the guidelines, you need either the RediReader or iSilo (3.0 or greater) document reader on your device.

• RediReader for Palm OS® is a document reader created by Redi-Reference, which provides physicians with access to up-to-date information written specifically for handheld computers. You can download RediReader by clicking the link provided, or directly from the Redi-Reference website.
• Pocket PCs and Windows Mobile device users should download and install the file:  RediReaderPPCInstall which installs the document reader for the handheld versions of the guidelines.
• For other devices, please check iSilo™ which is a highly versatile document reader available for Palm OS®, Windows® CE Handheld PC, and Pocket PC handhelds. Visit the download section of the ISilo website to see download options.

You will need to download the guidelines to your computer before you install them onto your handheld.

Next...

Download the reader to your computer.

• Click on the link for the reader you would like to download
• A dialogue box will appear; click the 'save' button
• Choose the location where you want your file will to be saved and click 'save'

Then...

Once the reader has successfully downloaded, you are now ready to install it onto your device. Please see your handheld's documentation for instructions on installing applications onto your handheld.

Finally...

Now that you have installed your document reader, you can download the files to your computer.

• Find the guideline you want to download
• Right-click on the link and click 'save target as...'
• Choose a destination folder for the file and click 'save'
• Repeat these steps for each guideline you want to download

When you have completed downloading your file(s), you can synchronize them to your device. Please see your handheld's documentation for instructions on synchronizing documents to your handheld.

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Help with Guidelines

• Tips for viewing the files
• For further help, or more information about the practice guidelines, please contact Clinical Affairs staff.

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