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Infectious diseases

Australia

*A-Z of Infectious Diseases (NSW Health)
Includes links to factsheets, control guidelines, disease managment, infection control and immunisation.

*Bluebook - guidelines for the control of infectious diseases, revised edn. 2005
The blue book: guidelines for the control of infectious diseases has been published by the Communicable Diseases Section, Public Health Group, Victorian Department of Human Services, to assist public health practitioners in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

*Communicable diseases - Australia
This site provides information and resources on infectious disease surveillance and outbreaks. Technical reports are available at this site as well as the full-text electronic journal Communicable Diseases Intelligence.
*HEALTHInsite
This site provides information and resources on infectious diseases and outbreaks.
*Infectious diseases - Australian Government.
This site provides information and resources on infectious diseases and outbreaks.
*Staying healthy in childcare : preventing infectious diseases in child care, 4th edn., 2006
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released the fourth edition of Staying Healthy in Child Care (2005). This publication aims to assist anyone caring for children, in home day care situations or within child care organisations, and healthcare professionals in controlling the spread of childhood infection.
 

International

 
 
*Antibiotic resistance website
The National electronic Library of Infection, NeLI website on Antimicrobial Resistance has been developed in response to current concern about antimicrobial resistance and provides information to promote appropriate use of antimicrobials.
 
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This comprehensive U.S. site contains information and resources on the promotion of health by the prevention and control of disease, injury and disability. The site contains fact sheets, statistics, standards and links to organisations and web resources.
 
*Emerging infectious diseases
An electronic peer-reviewed full text journal published by the national Center for Infectious Diseases, US.

*Infection Prevention Society incorporating the Infection Control Nurses Association
Promotes the advancement of education in infection prevention and control for the benefit of the community as a whole.
 
*National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The website contains research topics, health and science research, clinical studies, biodefense and related programs as well as a wealth of information on related topics.


Please direct all comments to author,
Deb Zott,
Nursing/Health Sciences Liaison Librarian
Flinders University Library.