Multi Search Add Bookmark! Make MetaStrike Your Homepage

Home:   Health:   Pharmacy:   Drugs and Medications:   Antibiotics

See Olso:

Resistance Issues

Sites:

Antibiotic Guide  - http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/  This guide from Johns Hopkins University provides current information about using antibiotics for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.  Where Are My Antibiotics?  - http://pediatrics.about.com/library/ask/blask_100702.htm  A discussion of antibiotic overuse, resistance, and why you don't need an antibiotic every time that you get sick.  Antimicrobial Agents Used in Treatment of Infectious Disease  - http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Bact330/lectureama  An examination of the biological mechanisms by which antibiotics exert their effects.  Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)  - http://www.icaac.org/  Premier meeting on infectious diseases and antimicrobial agents, organized by the American Society for Microbiology. Includes information on conferences, continuing education, and products and services.  What the Heck is an Antibiotic?  - http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/antibiotic.html  John C. Brown provides an expanded definition for antibiotics.  Virtual Hospital Rx Update: Sulfonamide Cross-Sensitivity Reactions  - http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/pharmacyservices/RXUpdate/2003/07rxu.html  Information for health-care providers concerning allergy to "sulfa" compounds. Discusses the additional drug allergies that may be found in affected patients.  FQvictims - quinolone adverse drug reactions - victims  - http://www.fqvictims.org  This site contains the stories of victims who have had adverse drug reactions to antibiotics in the class fluoroquinolones or quinolones. We are here to help.  eMedicine Health - Antibiotics  - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11387-1.asp  Consumer health resource center providing information on the types of antibiotics, treatment information, and common side effects.  How Antibiotics Work -- the Mechanism of Action  - http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Miscellaneous/mechanisms.html  Information about the different classes of antibiotic drugs.