Infectious Disease
Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Part I. Evaluation - AFP - November 1, 2004
Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Part II. Treatment - AFP - November 1, 2004

Antibiotics
Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use: Part I. Acute Respiratory Tract Infections - Practice Guidelines, AFP - July 15, 2001
Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use: Part II. Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - Practice Guidelines, AFP - August 1, 2001
Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use: Part III. Acute Rhinosinusitis - Practice Guidelines, AFP - August 15, 2001
Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use: Part IV. Acute Pharyngitis - Practice Guidelines, AFP - September 1, 2001
Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use: Part V. Acute Bronchitis - Practice Guidelines, AFP - September 15, 2001

Asymptomatic Bacturia
IDSA Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - AFP - September 15, 2005

Bacterial Infections
Evalution of Poststreptococcal Illness - AFP - May 15, 2005

Croup
Glucocorticoids for Treatment of Croup - AFP - January 1, 2005

Diarrhea
Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea - AFP - March 1, 2005
Traveler's Diarrhea - AFP - June 1, 2005

Empyema
Recognizing and Managing Thoracic Empyema - EM - December, 2004

Endocarditis
AHA Scientific Statement on Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis - AFP - September 15, 2005

Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B - AFP - January 1, 2004
Hepatitis C
Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults: Recommendation Statement - AFP - September 15, 2004
Management of Hepatitis C: Evaluating Suitability for Drug Therapy - AFP - March 15, 2004
Renal manifestations of hepatitis C virus infection - PGM - February, 2003

Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Genital Herpes: A Review - AFP - October 15, 2005
Screening for Genital Herpes: Recommendation Statement - AFP - October 15, 2005
Treatment of Common Cutaneous Herpes Simplex Virus Infections - AFP - March 15, 2000

Herpes Zoster
Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: Prevention and Management - AFP - September 15, 2005
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
AIDSinfo - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Academy of HIV Medicine
HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America

National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center (NCCC) - UCSF at San Francisco General Hospital
• Warmline: National HIV Telephone Consultation Service - caring for persons with HIV/AIDS
- 1-800-933-3413
• PEPline: National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline - managing occupational exposures

- 1-888-448-4911
• Perinatal Hotline: National Perinatal HIV COnsultation and Referral Service - caring for pregnant women and HIV-exposed infants
- 1-888-448-8765

Preventive Counseling, Screening, and Therapy for the Patient with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection - AFP - January 15, 2006
Who Should Care for Patients with HIV/AIDS? - AFP - January 15, 2006
Screening for HIV: Recommendation Statement - AFP - December 1, 2005
USPHS Releases Updated Guidelines for Management of Occupational Exposure to HIV - AFP - December 1, 2005
HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral - AFP - July 15, 2004
Management Issues Related to Antiretroviral Therapy - AFP - August 15, 2003
Management of Newborns Exposed to Maternal HIV Infection - AFP - May 15, 2002
Plasma Viral Load Testing in the Management of HIV Infection - February 1, 2001

Influenza
Diagnosing and Treating Patients with Suspected Influenza - AFP - November 1, 2005
ACIP Updates Guidelines on Prevention and Control of Influenza - AFP - September 15, 2005

Lyme Disease
Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - AFP - July 15, 2005
Meningococcal Disease
Prevention of Meningococcal Disease - AFP - November 15, 2005

Mycotic Infections
Overview of Histoplasmosis - AFP - December 15, 2002

Occupational Exposures
PHS Guidelines for Management of Occupational Exposure to HBV, HCV and HIV: HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis Regimens - AFP - January 15, 2002
PHS Guidelines for Management of Occupational Exposure to HBV, HCV and HIV: Management of Occupational Blood Exposures
- AFP - December 15, 2001

Pneumonia
Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia - AFP - February 1, 2006
ACCP Releases Consensus Statement on Outpatient Treatment for CAP - AFP - October 15, 2005

Prevention of Infections
CDC Recommendations to Reduce Central Line Infections
- AFP - February 1, 2006

Pyelonephritis
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pyelonephritis in Adults - AFP - March 1, 2005

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

CDC 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines (Webinar)

Screening for Gonorrhea: Recommendation Statement - AFP - November 1, 2005
Update on the Prevention and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - AFP - May 1, 2003
CDC 2002 Guidelines for Treating STDs: Part I. Diseases Characterized by Vaginal Discharge and PID - AFP - November 1, 2002
CDC Releases 2002 Guidelines for Treating STDs: Part II. Human Papillomavirus and Hepatitis
- AFP - November 15, 2002
Staphylococcus Infections
Management of Staphylococcus aureus Infections - AFP - December 15, 2005

Tick-Borne Disease
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever - AFP - November 15, 2005
Tick-Borne Disease - AFP - June 15, 2005

Tuberculosis
Management of Active Tuberculosis - AFP - December 1, 2005
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: An Overview - AFP - November 1, 2005


Urinary Tract Infections
Treating Adult Women with Suspected UTI - AFP - January 15, 2006
Urine Dipstick for Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infection - AFP - January 1, 2006
Duration of Therapy for Women with Uncomplicated UTI - December 1, 2005
Sensitivity and Specificity of Urinary Nitrite for UTIs - December 1, 2005
Diagnosis and Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections - AFP - August 1, 2005

WEBSITES
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)

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