Web Directory

» Antibiotic Guide
   This guide from Johns Hopkins University provides current information about using antibiotics for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.
   http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/

» Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help
   Familydoctor.org fact sheet.
   http://familydoctor.org/680.xml

» FQ Victims
   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 adverse dru
   http://www.fqvictims.org

» Field Guide to Antibiotic Therapy 2005-2006
   Drugs of choice for all gram negative and gram positive bacterial infections in pdf format (requires the free Adobe reader).
   http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/362005/177776/article.pdf

» How Antibiotics Work -- the Mechanism of Action
   Information about the different classes of antibiotic drugs.
   http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Miscellaneous/mechanisms.html

» Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)
   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.
   http://www.icaac.org/

» The Laypersons Guide to Antibiotics
   A weblog about antibiotics. The earlier material posted in November of 2005 is more appropriate for laypersons. The information gets more technical moving forward.
   http://antibioticinformation.blogspot.com/

» What the Heck is an Antibiotic?
   John C. Brown provides an expanded definition for antibiotics.
   http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/antibiotic.html

» Where Are My Antibiotics?
   A discussion of antibiotic overuse, resistance, and why you don't need an antibiotic every time that you get sick.
   http://pediatrics.about.com/library/ask/blask_100702.htm

» eMedicine Health - Antibiotics
   Consumer health resource center providing information on the types of antibiotics, treatment information, and common side effects.
   http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11387-1.asp