Infectious Diseases

Go to library resources in infectious diseases

Disease Outbreak News
Online information service, maintained by the World Health Organization addressing emerging diseases

Hospitals Infection Program/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Includes information on antimicrobial resistance, blood-borne pathogens, epidemiologic studies/outbreaks, guidelines and recommendations, sterilization and disinfection, surveillance

Infection Update
Keep up to date with the current state of knowledge and practice in the field of infection

Infectious Disease
From Johns Hopkins. News resource on prion diseases, Center for TB research, meeting highlights, case rounds and infection control

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide
Diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases

National Center for Infectious Diseases
From the CDC

Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases
Project of the Federation of American Scientists. Global program for monitoring infectious diseases

SARS Information
Link to a variety of sources regarding SARS 

Smallpox.gov
Developed by the Department of Health and Human Services. Offers information on smallpox basics, clinical trials, reference materials, vaccine and vaccination, the CDC's Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines, and a vaccination clinic guide

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Library Resources

Infectious disease journal titles held by the library.

Selected book and audiovisual resources are listed.  For more titles in infectious disease, please search the library online catalog.

Chin, James.  Control of communicable diseases manual: an official report of the American Public Health Association.  17th ed.  Washington, DC : APHA, 2000
WC 100 C764C 2000

Conte, John E.  Manual of antibiotics and infectious diseases: treatment and prevention.  9th ed.  Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002
QV 39 C761M 2002

Gantz, Nelson Murray.  Manual of clinical problems in infectious disease.  4th ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999
WC 39 M294G 1999

Mandell, Gerald L.  Mandell, Douglas and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases.  5th ed.  Philadelphia : Churchill Livingstone, 2000
RES WC 100 M271P 2000 V.1-2