| Washington University and Children's |
| Resources-General |
| Children's Weekly Microbiology Update | | Community viral and pertussus cases per week. |
| Health Info, Infectious Diseases | | Information about pediatric infectious diseases. Intended for parents, patients, and families. |
| Citrix | | Gateway to the Pediatric Network including Clindesktop. |
| Peds Web Mail | | Link to access the Pediatric Web E-mail server. |
| Missouri Department of Health | |
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| Resources-Online periodicals and texts |
| Becker Library | | The medical school library. |
| MDConsult | | Searchable texts and journals including Cohen & Powderly, Long, and Mandell. |
| Pubmed | | The National Library of Medicine Search Engine. |
| Clinical Lab Guidebook | | Link to the guidebook describing various laboratory tests and specimen collection guidelines. |
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| Contacts |
| Clinical Laboratories | | A listing of the phone and fax numbers for the Children's Hospital labs. |
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| Societies, Divisions, Organizations, and Committees |
| Adult Infectious Diseases | | Washington University School of Medicine. |
| Infectious Diseases Scholar Program | | |
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| National |
| Policies, Guidelines, Recommendations |
| IDSA | | Link to the Infectious Diseases Society of America policies and guidelines. |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse | | A resource from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
in partnership with the American Medical Association and American Association
of Health Plans. |
| AIDS Info | | Policy and guideline information about the diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment of HIV for adults and children. |
| Vaccine Safety | | |
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| Epidemiology |
| SHEA | | Link to the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology. |
| Reportable Diseases | |
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| Emerging Diseases/Outbreaks |
| Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | | Link to the CDC main page. |
| CDC-MMWR | | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review. |
| CDC-Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal | | |
| WHO | | World Health Organization Site in English. **Note: Disease outbreak report links are usually in the right side pane. |
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| Specific Diseases - US |
| Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | | Link to the CDC main page. |
| CDC-West Nile | | West Nile topic home page at CDC. |
| CDC-Arboviruses | | CDC Information about arboviruses in addition to West Nile. |
| MRSA: Information for Families | | Informational document on MSRA for families. |
| MRSA: Information for Schools | | Informational document on MSRA for schools. |
| MRSA: Information for Sports Teams | | Informational document on MSRA for sports teams. |
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| Specific Diseases - International |
| Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | | Link to the CDC main page. |
| CDC-Malaria | | Link to the Malaria Topic Home Page at CDC. |
| CDC-Typhoid Fever | | Link to the T.F. Topic Home Page at CDC. |
| CDC-Avian Flu | | Link to the Avian Flu Topic Home Page at CDC. |
| CDC-Influenza | | Link to the Influenza Topic Home Page at CDC. |
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| Societies, Organizations, and Committees |
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society | | |
| American Society of Microbiology | | |
| American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research | | |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America | | |