Internet and computer-based resources for travel medicine practitioners
Internet and computer-based resources for travel medicine practitioners
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DOI：
10.1086/319234
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发表时间：
2001-03-01
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Freedman, DO
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作者：
Keystone, JS;Kozarsky, PE;Freedman, DO
旅行医学领域主要关注保持国际旅行者健康的方法。在这一领域保持现状需要对全球传染病、耐药性模式、预防措施的进展以及与跨越国际边界有关的公共卫生条例有最新的了解。对线下商业数据库和互联网资源的审查将有助于传染病顾问获取当前可靠的旅行健康信息。在北美旅行前离线数据库中，TRAVAX（美国）和医学信函是最全面的，而全球传染病和流行病学网络在为旅行后评估提供全球传染病流行病学方面是非凡的。共有65个网站被分为9类，包括权威的政府旅行健康建议、面向商业的网站和旅行医学列表讨论组等领域。即使在信誉良好的网站上，也可能发现相互矛盾的信息，需要临床医生和旅行的公众仔细考虑。
The field of travel medicine is concerned primarily with ways to maintain the health of international travelers. Remaining current in this area requires up-to-date knowledge of global infectious diseases, patterns of drug resistance, advances in preventive measures, and public health regulations pertaining to the crossing of international borders. This review of offline commercial databases and Internet sources will assist infectious disease consultants in accessing current reliable travel health information. Of the North American pretravel off-line databases, TRAVAX (United States) and The Medical Letter are the most comprehensive, whereas the Global Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Network is extraordinary in its provision of global infectious disease epidemiology for posttravel assessment. A total of 65 Web sites are listed within 9 categories, covering such areas as authoritative government travel health recommendations, commercially-oriented sites, and travel medicine listserv discussion groups. Even among reputable Web sites, contradictory information may be found that demands careful consideration by the clinician and by the traveling public.