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Infections
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes many leaflets on infectious diseases.
Health Protection Agency
Includes information on many infectious diseases. Infections covered include:
Aeromonas, AIDS, Anthrax, Antibiotic resistance, Astrovirus, Bacillus, Bacteraemia, Blastocystits hominis, Botulism, Calicivirus, Campylobacter, Chlamydia - trachomatis, Cholera, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens, Cryptosporidium, Dientamoeba fragilis, Diphtheria, Dysentery, Encephalitis - acute, Entamoeba histolytica, E. coli O157, Food poisoning, Foot and Mouth, Giardia lamblia, Gram negative bacteria, Gram positive bacteria, Gonorrhoea, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes simplex (genital), HIV, Influenza, Legionnaires disease, Leptospirosis, Listeria, Malaria, Measles, Meningococcal disease, MRSA, Mumps, Ophthalmia neonatorum, Pertussis, Plague, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Poliomyelitis, Q Fever, Rabies, Relapsing fever, Rotavirus, Rubella, Salmonella, Scarlet fever, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Shigella, Smallpox, Small round structured virus (SRSV), Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Syphilis, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Typhus fever, Viral haemorrhagic fever, Warts (genital), Whooping Cough, Yellow fever, Yersinia.
Medicine Guides
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat infections. They are in the following sections:
Antibiotic campaign - from the Department of Health
The Antibiotic campaign aims to educate the public on the prudent use of antibiotics as overuse of antibiotics can lead to resistance to some infections.
Factsheets on tropical and travel related diseases
From the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC).
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Flu Like Illness Microbes, Germs and AntibitoicsPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Association of Medical MicrobiologistsMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Blind Treatment of Bacterial InfectionUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on InfectionsRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Doubts raised over MRSA screening 'New superbug' worries overhyped Nurse uniform to fight infection MPs call for tighter biosecurity Deadly virus threatens China's childrenOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Health Monitors - Thermometers
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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