General
Facts and Figures
Classification
Presentation
History
Physical Exam
Labs
Radiology
Diagnosis
Criteria for diagnosis
Differential
Microbiology
General
Specific organisms
Pharmacology
Drug Classes
Mechanism of action
Resistance
Treatment
General
Site of care
Medication
Duration
Assessment of responce
Prevention
References
Literature cited
Complete bibliography
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GENERAL
Case Studies
Lung Anatomy
Chest Radiology
UCSD Antibiotic Formulary
EDUCATIONAL
UCSD Drug Database
(great site; restricted access)
The R.A.L.E. Repository
(lung sounds)
Respiration, an overview
, from the University of Maastricht
Interactive Respiratory Physiology
from Johns Hopkins
Medical Microbiology Online Textbook
by Samuel Baron, M.D.
Respiratory Tract Disease
from the Karolinska Institutet
How to Read a Chest X-Ray
from the University of Florida
QUIZZES
Pulmonary Pathology
Quiz 1
,
Quiz 2
,
Quiz 3
, from the University of Utah
Pharmacology
, from the University of Kansas
GUIDELINES
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines for Management, from The Infectious Diseases Society of America
(419 kb PDF file)
CDC - Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease: Recommendations of the ACIP
CDC - Defining the Public Health Impact of Drug Resistant Streptococcus pneumonia
CDC - Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin Resistance
CDC - Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the ACIP
ORGANIZATIONS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
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