Infectious Diseases
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Systematic Reviews & Evidence Summaries
- Cochrane LibraryEvidence-based collection of information from randomized controlled trials that contain different types of high-quality, independent systematic reviews conducted by the Cochrane Review Groups.
- ACP Journal ClubSummary of the best new evidence for internal medicine by a worldwide panel of over 5000 physicians from over 120 clinical journals.
- Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Based Practice DatabaseProvides evidence-based health information prepared by expert reviewers at Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). It includes several databases: Best Practice Information Sheets, Consumer Information Sheets, Evidence Summaries, Recommended Practices, Systematic Review Protocols, Systematic Reviews, and Technical Reports.
- BMJ Best PracticeEvidence-based decision trees and a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Incorporates multiple platforms, systematic reviews from BMJ Clinical Evidence, and content from Cochrane Clinical Answers and AHFS Drug Information Essentials.
Find Practice Guidelines
You can find guidelines in many other databases including PubMed, DynaMed, and ClinicalKey. Select a database and search for a specific condition or topic (e.g. preeclampsia), then follow the directions for each database to limit your search to guidelines:
- ECRI Guidelines TrustComprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Features concise summaries of guidelines based on systematic reviews of evidence; current, evidence-based guidance from key medical societies and organizations; and new scorecards showing guideline quality in terms of IOM standards.
- PubMed
Provides fulltext access to Lane's resources. Contains coverage of over 5000 journals and more than 35.5 million citations for biomedical articles, including, but not limited to, clinical trials, systematic reviews, case reports, and clinical practice guidelines.
- DynaMedProvides synthesized evidence and objective analysis to answer clinical questions. Features overviews and recommendations, expert reviews, mobile access, and links to Micromedex drug content.
- ClinicalKeyEvidence based full-text reference books and journals, synoptic content, drug information, videos, practice guidelines, customized patient education handouts, and clinical calculators.
- TRIP Database
Clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. Users are able to search across other content types including images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news.