Other Sites in Infectious Diseases:
Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases

Johns Hopkins AIDS Services

Johns Hopkins Center for Tuberculosis Research

Guidelines for Antibiotic Therapy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1999 Edition. Official Guidelines for Antibiotic Therapy, Including Current Susceptibility Data, Empiric Therapy, Prophylaxis, Dosing in Renal Failure, Cost of Antibiotics, Links to Other Relevant Sites, Clinical Microbiology Information, and Other Useful Information

Organizations
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Inc.

IDSA is an organization of physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals dedicated to the promotion and recognition of excellence in research, patient care, public health, disease prevention, and education in the field of infectious diseases.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hospital Infections Program

International Organizations
Community and Hospital Infection Control Association - Canada

The Hospital Infection Society exists to foster the scientific interests of those hospital doctors who are interested in nosocomial or hospital acquired infections.

Health Canada, Health Protection Branch - Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Division of Nosocomial and Occupational Infections. The Mandate of the Division is to enhance infection prevention and control programs in health care facilities and other community settings by collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating epidemiological information on nosocomial and occupational infections in the Canadian population.

Journals
The Journal of Hospital Infection publishes original articles in the field of hospital-acquired infection and related subjects. The journal seeks to promote collaboration between the many disciplines in infection control in different countries resulting in multidisciplinary and international coverage of the latest developments in this crucial area.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology an official journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Emerging Infectious Diseases A peer reviewed journal published by the National Center for Infectious Diseases

Clinical Performance and Quality Health Care An official journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Data
National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System Report, Data Summary form October 1986 - April 1998, Issued June 1998. Hospital Infections Program, National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease control and Prevention, Public Heatlh Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia.

Surveillance and Control of Pathogens of Epidemiologic Importance has taken the role of monitoring and reporting the most recent and significant bloodstream nosocomial infections and the antibiotic resistance they have developed.

Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Data for Nursing Homes.

Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Data for Hospitals

Guidelines
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospital Infections Programs Guidelines and Recommendations. Publications

CDC Prevention Guidelines Database The Prevention Guidelines Database is a comprehensive compendium of all of the official guidelines and recommendations published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the prevention of diseases, injuries, and disabilities.

Canadian Disease Prevention and Control Guidelines

HIVDENT is a not-for-profit coalition of concerned health care professionals committed to assuring access to high quality oral health care services for adults, adolescents, and children living with HIV disease. HIVDENT disseminates state-of-the-art treatment information and shares expertise in advocacy, development, training, integration, and evaluation of oral health services for the HIV-infected population.

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. AHCPR, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. AHCPR's broad programs of research bring practical, science-based information to medical practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers.

Gov/Regulators
The mission of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is to improve the quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.

The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. To accomplish this, federal and state governments must work in partnership with the more than 100 million working men and women and their six and a half million employers who are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

Laboratory Related Issues
The Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) of England and Wales protects the population from infection by detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring communicable diseases. It provides evidence for action to prevent and control infectious disease threats to individuals and populations.

The American Society for Microbiology is the oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world.

The Microbial Underground is a collection of Web pages that contain Medical, Microbiological and Molecular Biological material, with links to other such material on the Internet.

Quality Indicator
The Quality Indicator Project® is an ongoing research project whose mission is to develop health care provider performance indicators, to determine the validity of the indicators in the field, and to educate participants as to the applications of the indicators in identifying potential opportunities for improvement.