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Websites
Genital Herpes
HIV/AIDS
- AIDSinfo (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Conferences with HIV/AIDS Information (HIV InSite)
- HIV/AIDS (JAMA Theme Issue, August 2006).
- HIV Guide (Johns Hopkins Medical Center)
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- The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
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Infectious Diseases
- Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion (CCIAP)
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- Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Network (GIDEON) - $
- Infectious Diseases (Public Health Agency of Canada)
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Pandemic Influenza
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- Avian Influenza (Public Health Agency of Canada)
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H1N1 Flu
- 2009 H1N1 Flu (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Pandemic Preparedness
- FightFlu.ca (Public Health Agency of Canada)
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- The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Professional Organizations
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
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Professional Organizations - Guidelines and Policy Statements
- Disease Prevention and Control Guidelines (Public Health Agency of Canada)
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Specific Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Meningitis
Canadian Guidelines:
Other Guidelines:
- NICE Pathway: Bacterial Meningitis and Meningococcal Septicaemia (UK, 2015)
- NICE Guideline: Bacterial Meningitis and Meningococcal Septicaemia: Management in Children and Young People Younger than 16 Years in Primary and Secondary Care (UK, 2010)
- Infectious Disease Society of America: Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis (US, 2004)
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Canadian Guidelines:
Other Guidelines:
Miscellaneous
Pharmacist Minor Ailment Prescribing Guidelines:
Resources
Antibiotics Databases
- Global Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Network (GIDEON) - $
- Johns Hopkins POC-IT (Point of Care Information Technology) Antibiotic (ABX) Guide (Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) - $
Journals and Newsletters
- Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology - $
- Emerging Infectious Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Journal of Infectious Diseases - $
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Patient Decision Aids
- Patient Decision Aids (National Prescribing Centre)
Print and Electronic Resources
*Recommended texts are linked to publishers' or book sellers' websites for further ordering information
- Anti-Infective Guidelines for Community-acquired Infections (Ontario Anti-Infective Review Panel,) - $
- Handbook of Antibiotics (Reese et al. 3rd ed. 2000) - $
- Infectious Diseases Handbook (Aberg et al. 6th ed. 2005) - $
Johns Hopkins Hospital 2005-06 Guide to Medical Care of Patients with HIV Infection (Bartlett, 12th ed. 2005) - $
- John Hopkins Abx Guide - $
- Lexi-Infectious Diseases - $
Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases (Mandell et al. 8th ed. 2015) - $
- Manual of Antibiotics and Infectious Diseases (Conte, 9th ed. 2001) - $
Red Book (AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, 30th ed. 2015) - $
- Reese and Betts' A Practical Approach to Infectious Diseases (Betts et al. 5th ed. 2002) - $
- The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (45th ed. 2015) - $
Published: 01 Jun 2015
Revised: 13 Oct 2015