Associations

American Society for Microbiology (ASM) – This is the National association in the U.S. for microbiologists www.asm.org

Association of Practitioners in Infection Control and Epidemiology
(APIC) - The APIC Web site provides a place where persons interested in infection control can go. There are fact sheets on topics such as "Tips on Infection Control" and "Tips on Handwashing" that are reproducible and useful for inservicing or orientating staff.
www.apic.org

American Public Health Association www.apha.org

American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) www.ascp.org

American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) www.jcaho.org

National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN) www.nltn.org

Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) www.aphl.org

College of American Pathologists www.cap.org

BIOTERRORISM Links

http://www.bt.cdc.gov
This includes all bioterrism protocols as well as other information.

http://www.usamriid.army.mil/-
Has a lot of material as well.

www.asm.org/Policy/index.asp?bid=520
ASM Biological Weapons Resource Center: Find Lab Protocols here.

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/Anthrax/10222001Advisory/10222001Advisory.asp
Contains information on Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacillus anthracis Isolates Associated with Intentional Distribution in Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., September—October, 2001

Select Agent Information is available on the website of the Select Agent Program at APHIS and CDC.
www.aphis.usda.gov/programs/ag_selectagent/index.html or www.cdc.gov/od/sap/

 

All the ASM ones are at: www.asm.org
Journal of Clinical Microbiology – ASM publication Journal of Virology – ASM publication Clinical Microbiology Reviews – ASM publication Clinical and Diagnostics Laboratory Immunology – ASM publication Infection and Immunity – ASM publication Antimicrobials and Chemotherapeutic Agents - ASM publication

MMWR and EID are at: www.cdc.gov
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - CDC publication. Many of the documents at this site are in a format known as "Portable Document Format" or "PDF". Special software is required in order to open and read these documents. Adobe Reader software needed can be obtained free of cost by clicking here

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) - CDC publication

New England Journal of Medicine: www.nejm.org Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA): http://jama.ama-assn.org/ Federal Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ Slack General Medical Resources and Periodicals:
www.slackinc.com/idirectories/general.htm
The "Bad Bug" Book – This is published by FDA and is a concise encyclopedia of microorganisms associated with foodborne diseases:
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html

National Library of Medicine: www.nlm.nih.gov/

Infectious Disease News – This is a commercial publication of Slack Inc. and is intended primarily for physicians but has a great deal of material for microbiologists: www.infectiousdiseasenews.com/

Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals:
http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/main.aspx
Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO): http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/main.aspx
http://www.scicentral.com
Clinical Updates in Infectious Diseases:
www.nfid.org/publications/clinicalupdates/id/
Clinical Updates in Pediatric Infectious Diseases:
www.nfid.org/publications/clinicalupdates/pediatric/
Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease Update -Provides you with relevant education timely news affecting laboratory medicine.:
www.questdiagnostics.com/hcp/hcp_home_id_newsletter.html

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta GA – This web site is an incredibly rich source of information on a wide variety of topics. Through convenient obtained from various agencies within CDC or associated with it.: www.cdc.gov National Institutes of Health (NIH): www.nih.gov Occupational Health and Safety Agency (OSHA): www.osha.gov World Health Organization (WHO): www.who.int/en/ Health Canada – this is the equivalent of HEW in Canada:
/www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.html
Vermont Department of Health: www.healthyvermonters.info/hs/hs.shtml
Maine Bureau of Health:/www.maine.gov/dhhs/etl/homepage.htm
New Hampshire Department of Health Services:
www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/PHL/default.htm
New York State Department of Health: www.wadsworth.org/ Massachusetts Department of Public Health: www.mass.gov/dph/bls/labsite.htm Connecticut Department of Public Health:
www.dph.state.ct.us/Laboratory/state_laboratory.htm

OTHER RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

www.phppo.cdc.gov/dls/master/default.aspx - MASTER: Multi-Level Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Educational Resources– This website is intended to keep you informed of antimicrobial susceptibility testing issues related to clinical microbiology laboratory practice.

/www.medscape.com/home – Medscape is a commercial on-line Web site for health care professionals and, to some extent, for consumers. A one-time registration (no charge) is required. A vast array of information can be accessed via this site. Registrants will also receive weekly e-mails of articles of interest to them (microbiologists will be interested in receiving the "Infectious Disease" notification). Medscape offers free, unlimited access to the National Library of Medicine's "MedLine" which can be used to search journals for the last 15 years. Abstracts are free and full-length articles can be obtained for a price. Medscape also has a collection of full-length articles that have appeared over the years on the site.
These can be searched for specific subjects and are free-of-charge.

www.biocfarm.unibo.it/bbc/micro.html - WWW Virtual Library:
Microbiology and Virology – This link is devoted to the science, practice and application of microbiology and virology. Subjects covered include culture collections, databases, educational sites, journal, government and regulatory sites, images, medical microbiology, university departments, virology, and newsgroups.

http://www.microbes.info/ This link is an internet web portal designed to bring useful and interesting microbiology informational resources to all interested. Microbes.info is a firm starting point for finding information concerning Microbiology.

WWW.Virology.net– This site contains on-line courses, tutorials, and a catalog of viral images in addition to lists of sites for General Virology, Specific Viruses, Microbiology, AIDS, Emerging Viruses, Electronic Journals, Scientific Societies, Biological Warfare and much much more. If you're looking for specific virus-related information, or if you're a virology/microbiology professional, this is the place to start on the web.

WWW.Bioexchange.com– This is a bio-pharmaceutical network integrating community features, advanced e-commerce functions, scientific tools, directories & an advanced career board for Life Science professionals.

http://www.ihmf.org/ - The IHMF itself is a unique, not-for-profit initiative, which aims to improve the awareness and understanding of herpesviruses, and the counselling and management of people with these infections. The website receives more than 7000 visitors per week.

 

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