Bacterial Infections

• Latest News
• C. Difficile Deaths Are Up in Quebec, Situation an 'Epidemic' (10/21/2004, Canadian Press)
• Treating Bacteria Helpful Before Surgery (10/19/2004, United Press International)
• U.S. Researchers Report Emergence of Epidemic Strain of C. Difficile (10/03/2004, Canadian Press)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Microbes in Sickness and in Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

• Overviews
• Bacteria (American Society for Microbiology)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Bacterial Infections (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• From Bacteria to Parasites: Understanding Infections (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Virus or Bacterium? (American Society for Microbiology)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Blood Cultures (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)

• Treatment
• Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Linezolid (American College of Physicians)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Bacterial Infections (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Brucellosis (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
• Campylobacter (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Cat-Scratch Disease (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Cholera (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Glanders (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
• Helicobacter pylori Infections (H. pylori) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Hot Tub Lung (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Leprosy (World Health Organization)
• Leptospirosis (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• Melioidosis (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
• Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
• Q Fever (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Shigellosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Tularemia (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Typhoid Fever (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
• Vibrio Parahaemolyticus (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
• Vibrio Vulnificus (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
• Yersinia Enterocolitica (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Prevention/Screening
• Hand Hygiene for Consumers (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) - Links to PDF File
• MedlinePlus: Infection Control (National Library of Medicine)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Research
• Diagnosing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections (American College of Physicians)
• Protein from Oral Pathogen Can Clear Medical Devices of Bacteria (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
• Research Brief: Bacteria Study Sheds Light on Cell Communication (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
• Research Brief: Stop Cell Death, Help Treat Sepsis? (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
• Single Protein Is Key in Response to Bacterial, Viral Infections (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Use of Household Cleaning Products with Antibacterial Ingredients Did Not Reduce Symptoms of Infection (American College of Physicians)

• Genetics
• Deciphering Pathogens: Blueprints for New Medical Tools (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - Large file
• Genetic Blueprint for Q Fever Bacterium Unveiled (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Genome Sequencing Sheds Light on Bacterium Harmful to Newborns (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

• Organizations
• National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

• Children
• Blood Culture (Nemours Foundation)
• Campylobacter Infections (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Cat Scratch Disease (Nemours Foundation)
• Clostridial Infections (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Helicobacter pylori (Nemours Foundation)
• Pattern of Newborn Infections Changes (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Shigella Infections (Nemours Foundation)
• What Are Germs? (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Yersinia Enterocolitica (Nemours Foundation)

• Teenagers
• Shigellosis (Nemours Foundation)
• Why Should I Care about Germs? (Nemours Foundation)

• Other Languages
• Prevenção da Cólera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Information in Portuguese