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. |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help « http://familydoctor.org/680.xml | | Familydoctor. org fact sheet. |
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. |
Field Guide to Antibiotic Therapy 2005-2006 « http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/362005/177776/article.pdf | | Drugs of choice for all gram negative and gram positive bacterial infections in pdf format (requires the free adobe reader). |
FQ Victims « http://www.fqvictims.org | | Research articles on adverse side effects of antibiotics in the class fluoroquinolones or quinolones (including cipro , levaquin , tequin , and any other antibiotic that contains " floxacin" in the generic name) and stories of victims who have had |
How Antibiotics Work -- the Mechanism of Action « http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Miscellaneous/mechanisms.html | | Information about the different classes of antibiotic drugs. |
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. |
The Laypersons Guide to Antibiotics « http://antibioticinformation.blogspot.com/ | | A blog about antibiotics. the earlier material posted in november of 2005 is more appropriate for laypersons. the information gets more technical moving forward. |
What the Heck is an Antibiotic? « http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/antibiotic.html | | John c. brown provides an expanded definition for antibiotics. |
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. |