Infectious Diseases

Useful Infectious Disease Links

1. HIV: Treatment and Prophylaxis
2. 1. DHHS Guidelines: www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
   2. Johns Hopkins AIDS Service: www.hopkins-aids.edu
   3. UCSF HIV InSite Knowledge Base: hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=KB
   4. Stanford HIV Drug Resistance Database: hivdb.stanford.edu
2. Drug Dosing/Interactions
3. 1. Medical Calculators (Creatinine clearance, IBW, Adjusted BW, etc.): www.globalrph.com/multiple_crcl.htm
      
   2. Epocrates: www.epocrates.com
   3. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide: www.hopkins-abxguide.org
   4. Aminoglycoside Dosing: www.rxkinetics.com/amino.html and
      www.ucsf.edu/idmp/adult_guide/aminoglycoside_dosing.htm
   5. Liverpool HIV Drug Interactions: www.hiv-druginteractions.org
   6. Patient Assistance Programs: www.pparx.org/Intro.php
      
3. TB: Treatment
4. 1. CDC Guidelines: www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/guidelines/Treatment.htm
      
   3. CDC Division of TB Elimination: www.cdc.gov/tb/
   4. CDC On-line TB Course: www.cdc.gov/tb/webcourses/corecurr/index.htm
   5. National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver – Mycobacterial Diseases Consult Service:
      www.nationaljewish.org/patient-info/progs/med/mycobacteria/consult.aspx
      
4. Fungal Infections
5. 1. Dr. Fungus: www.doctorfungus.org
   2. Dr. Wheat's MiraVista Site: www.miravistalabs.com
   3. UT San Antonio Fungus Testing Lab: http://strl.uthscsa.edu/fungus
      
5. Hepatitis
6. 1. CDC Resource Center: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/index.htm
   2. Hepatitis B/C and HIV Coinfection Treatment Guidelines: www.hcvadvocate.org/co_web.pdf
6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
7. 1. CDC Site for 2006 Guidelines: www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm
   2. CDC On-line Course: www2a.cdc.gov/stdtraining/self-study/default.asp
      
7. Parasitology
8. 1. CDC DPDx Diagnostic Lab Site: www.dpd.cdc.gov/DPDx/Default.htm
      
8. Travelers' Information
9. 1. CDC Travel Site: wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx
      
9. Immunizations
10. 1. CDC National Immunization Program: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
10. Infection Control
11. 1. CDC Guidelines: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation.html
    2. IDSA On-line IC Course (registration and fee required): www.iccourse.org
       
11. Transplantation ID
12. 1. Harvard-MIT On-line Course:hstelearning.mit.edu/idt/html
       
12. Organizations
13. 1. IDSA: www.idsociety.org
    2. CDC: www.cdc.gov
    3. National Foundation for ID: www.nfid.org
    4. NIH: www.nih.gov
    5. WHO Infectious Diseases: www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/en
    6. UNAIDS: www.unaids.org/en
    7. International Society for ID ProMED: www.promedmail.org/pls/promed
       
13. Journals
14. 1. MMWR: www.cdc.gov/mmwr
    2. Medical Letter Public Reading Room: www.medletter.com/html/prm_a.htm
    3. Emerging Infectious Diseases: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm
    4. CID: www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/index.html
    5. NEJM: http://content.nejm.org
       
14. Images
15. 1. Partners ID Images: www.idimages.org
       
15. HIV Information for Patients
16. 1. Project Inform: www.projinf.org
    2. AIDS InfoNet (fact sheets for patients): www.aidsinfonet.org
    3. The Body: www.thebody.com
       
16. Primary Care Guidelines
17. 1. Clinical Guidelines: Hypertension, Asthma, Cholesterol, and Obesity
       www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/index.htm
    2. Clinical Guidelines for Diabetes
       professional.diabetes.org/Default.aspx
    3. Guidelines and Statements Related to Cardiology
       www.acc.org/qualityandscience/clinical/topic/topic.htm#guidelines
       
17. Nutrition
18. 1. Tulane's Own Dr. Timothy Harlan www.drgourmet.com
       
18. National Guideline Clearinghouse
19. 1. www.guideline.gov
       
       

ID-Related Meetings:

• IDSA Future Meetings and Events Calendar:
  www.idsociety.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Meetings/
  IDSA_Calendar/Future_Meetings_and_Events_Calendar.htm
  
  
• ICAAC: www.icaac.org
  
  
• CROI: www.retrovirus.org