Infection Control
Questions
how do I stop giving bacterial infection to my wife?
Every time my wife and I have sex she gets a bacterial infection called vaginousis. Every time we finish having sex she gets a discharge that is left on my penis. I feel as if i have something I may be giving her through sexual intercorse. What is it ...
by Anonymous in Houston, TX, 08/07/2006
IV bag spiking
My OR nurses remove tseveral IV bags from their dust covers and spike them in the morning. They are then used throughout the day and up to 24 hours. Is there a policy out there regarding the time an IV bag is spiked to when it must be used on a patien...
by A. Ciccarelli in Mammoth Lakes, CA, 03/15/2006
Site Listings
- Anatomy of an Epidemic
- Aventis Pharmaceuticals: Infection Spotlight
- Common Cold
- Hunter Coleman Holland Foundation for Chronic Granulatomous Disease
- Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System - multimedia textbook illustrating various CNS diseases
- Integrated Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases - concerted action project on controlling tropical tick-borne diseases in developing countries. Provides a forum for the exchange of data, reagents, and info
- International Society for Infectious Diseases - created to bring together individuals interested in infectious diseases, including microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, health workers, and others
- National Center for Infectious Diseases - A large, searchable database of articles about diseases; resources for scientists, physicians, travelers; publications; training programs
- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - NFID supports research into the causes, cures, and prevention of infectious diseases and sponsors public and professional education programs. Virtual library, factsheets, vaccine research conference information, National Coalition for Adult Immunization
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Provides major support for scientists conducting research aimed at developing better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent the many infectious, immunologic and allergic diseases
- Ncbugs.com - Online resource for Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health in North Cumbria. Intended for anyone with a personal or professional interest in communicable disease control
- NewsRx Report Series on Infectious Disease Therapy Research - Summaries of a series of monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports. Full report requires payment
- OHSU Health -- Infectious Diseases - Overview, symptom and treatment information about infectious diseases
- Pediatric Investigator Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada - PICNIC official web site to learn about new research, technologies, and to connect to each other. Offers information about the organization, publications, links and a member only area
- PlanetDiary - presents weekly geological, astronomical, meteorological, biological, and environmental news from around the globe, plus Internet activities and links to science resources
- The Public Health and Infectious Disease Network - Public health, infectious diseases, and environmental health links directory
- Tick-Borne Illness Memorial Page - A memorial page dedicated to those who have died of tick-borne illness- Lyme disease, Tularemia (aka Rabbit Fever), Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Colorado Tick Fever, Relapsing Fever, Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya - Research and surveillance of tropical diseases, including virology, parasitology, and immunology, to develop and test improved means for predicting, detecting, preventing, and treating infectious disease threats in East Africa
