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• Urinalysis Tutorial : from Web Path - The Internet Pathology Laboratory
  
• Urinalysis : learn the basics of this important laboratory test. Good illustrations of organized sediment and crystals in this tutorial. Also from Web Path
  
• Urinalysis Tutorial from the Virtual Hospital - Ruthanna Hyduke, M.A., Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
  • Part I: Specimen Collection and Gross Chemical Analysis.
  • Part II: The Urine Microscopic Examination.
• Urinalysis Cases and Images. : Mary Ann McLane, Ph. D., CLS(NCA), Medical Technology Department, University of Delaware.
• The Microscopic Examination of Urine : by Michael Dion of Rosemont College in Montreal, Canada.
• Urinary Sediment : By Richard Dion. Department of Technologie de Laboratoire M�dical, Coll�ge de Rosemont, Montreal. English or French versions.
• Urinary Sediment : Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment - by Reginaldo Luzon, MT(ASCP) and Jammie Woo, Ph.D. at the Health Science Center at Syracuse (N.Y.), SUNNY.
• Urinary Sediment Atlas : Developed by Nobuko Imai of Japan. An excellent atlas with sharp photos of urinary casts, sediment, and parasites seen in the urine.
• Urinalysis - Resources by Ed. Friedlander, MD, Pathologist.
• Pfizer's Urinalysis in Perspective link to microphotographs of urinary casts.
• Chapter 31 Microhematuria - Lecture by Dr. Tatyana Z. Morton, M.D., Presbyterian Health Care, Columbia University.
• Q & A : What is the significance of microscopic hematuria? : by Frederick R. Jelovsek, MD, MS, Woman's Diagnostic Cyber.
• Protocol for Macroscopic and Microscopic Urinalysis...
• Medt1000: Orientation & Lesson 2-1 Introduction to Urinalysis : MLT urinalysis course, excellent illustrations of the urinary system.
• Clue Cells : Gardnerella vaginalison a Pap smear.
• Vaginal Infections : Step by Step Method of Examination.
• More illustrations of stained preparations : Sources is the Laboratorio Alvaro in Brazil.
• Clinical Evaluation of Genitourinary Disorders. : Merck Manual.
• Stages of Kidney Disease : from Diabetes Net - diabetesnet.com
• Dr. Baer's Renal Lecture Notes : Meds Phase IIC Renal Physiology. Queens University, Kingston & Onterio, Canada.
• Polycystic Kidney Disease : from Health Answers - healthanswers.com/.
• Peritoneal Fluid - Analysis : covers paracentesis from the Health Library.
• Georgia Urology : nation's (U.S.) largest private practice urology group; link on to UROLOGY TOPICS .
• Body Fluids from CliniWeb International, Oregon Health Science University.
• Body Fluids : How to do chamber cell counts and other aspects on body fluids explained. Back link to the Hematology web site for other topics. Source is Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Union University and Tennessee Healthcare, Inc. Back link to their hematology resources.
• Microscopic Properties of Urine : A course outline on urinalysis & body fluids from the Medical Laboratory. Medical laboratory Technology Program at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, TX.
• Exposure to Blood or Body Fluids : resources and additional links on the subject from Dr. Ken Corbert at University of Calgary, Canada.
• Body Fluids Lectures of Medical Physiology 301 : By Dr. Joe Potlak, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Berlington, VT.
• Body Fluids Lectures : Notes to support lectures given by The Reverend Dr. David C.M. Taylor on body fluids, University of Liverpool, UK.
• CSF Background A & P of CNS : Good illustration of C.N.S.
• Path Notes: Joint Fluid : covers arthritis and related body fluid information - Cornell University Medical College, New York City.
• Seminal Fluid Analysis : part of Martin Steinbeck, MT(ASCP)'s body fluid lecture series.
  Metabolic Diseases Diagnosed By Urinalysis
  
  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease : MSU is a branch-chain ketonuria - Support Group and Resources
    

• American Association for Clinical Chemistry : Information about clinical chemistry. You can read the full text of Clinical Chemistry online at this web site.
• Links of Interest in Clinical Chemistry : clinical chemistry journals, societies and associations, pathology links and other items of interest can be found on this web site page. From Illinois State Academy of Science.
• Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Online version.
• Chemistry Teaching Resources : From Umea University, Sweden. Many links on this page.
• Clinical Chemistry Sequence Page of James F. Thompson,Ph.D., MT(ASCP) at Austin Peay State University, TN. Find many interesting chemistry related hot links on Dr. Thompson's web page.
• Lab Scanner - Clinical Laboratory Data Analysis : Lab Scanner is a simple data mining application that is designed for use by pathologists and clinical laboratory personnel, James H. Harrison, Jr. M.D.,Ph.D., Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
• Chemistry Lectures by Roger L. Bertholf, Ph.D. , Associate Professor of Pathology, Director of Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology, University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville. These lectures are Microsoft Power Point. If you do not have Microsoft Power Point installed on your computer, you will have to download Power Point Viewer to load and view these presentations.
• Serum Proteins : Information, links to images, case studies from the Path Guy, Ed Friedlander, M.D., Pathologist.
• Chapter 27 - Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Homeostasis : Part of clinical chemistry lectures in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. (pdf file)
• Clinical Chemistry Links from website of David G. Rhoads Associates, Inc.
• Dade Behring Online : Clinical Chemistry Systems for medical laboratory to the POC Lab.
• Links for Chemists : Chemistry Section of The WWW Virtual Library . Site host - Links for Chemists - is the University of Liverpool, Great Britain, UK.
• Clinical Chemistry Case Studies from the University of Leeds, Great Britain, UK.
• The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists Web Site : The Virtual Library, publications, links and more.
• Clinical Chemistry Laboratory at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. See the side bar for links from this website page.
• Biology and Molecular Biology Links : Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Harvard University.
• Clinical Analyte Unit Conversion : Analyte conversion calculator provided by Jay Clinical Services . Dennis Jay, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB.
• Estimation of Creatinine Clearance : from The Drug Monitor. Also on this web page, you can hot link to other clinical chemistry calculators.
• Online Clinical Calculator : Choose from 11 clinical formulas. From Medical College of Wisconsin.
• Oxford Medical Informatics : From this web page you can access links of interest on topics in clinical chemistry. Source: Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
• Drugs of Abuse : from Web Path Tutorials, The Internet Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Medical Center, University of Utah.
• Elemental Composition of the Human Body : An elemental assessment of the human body by none other than Ed Uthman, MD, Pathologist, Houston/Richmond, Texas, US.
• Endocrine System Lecture : From an undergraduate biology honors course at the University of Maryland.

• Clinical Genetic Education Resoruces (Courses and Lectures) : Gateway for resoruces on medical genetics, Genetics Education Center , University of Kansas Medical Center.
• Human Genetics Teaching Materials : Medical School Curriculum, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Human Genetics Overview : Overview and Lectures, Department of Genetics, New Jersey University of Medicine & Denistry.
• Cytogenetics Gallery : Cytogenetics is the study of chromosomes and chromosome abnormalities. The Gallery prepared by the Department of Pathology at the University of Washington, Seattle.
• Human Genome Project The DNA human genome has been decoded. Go to this web site for information.
• GenLink WWW Genetic Resources :Lots of information on genetics and cytogenetics. Links and Database Queries.
• OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man : National Center for Biotechnology Information. This human genes and genetic disorders database compiled and maintained by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and other institutions.
• The Human Gene Map : The human transcript map. Site hosted by National Center for Biotechnology Information : National Institutes of Health.
• Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology : Concise and updated reviews on genes, cytogenetic and clinical entities in cancer By Jean-Loup Huret, Genetics DIM, University Hospital F-86021 POITIERS France.
• Cytogenetics and Chromosomal Disorders : Basic information. Biomedical Hypertextbooks, Colorado State University.
• Cytogentic Resources : Large list compiled by Information for Genetic Professionals : Genetics Education Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
• LARALink V2.0 � 2005 AGTC : For questions or comments regarding this page please contact: agtc@wayne.edu at Wayne State University.
• Cytogenetic and Genome Research Journal.

• CytoPathNet An online cytopathology resource center. General information about pap smears, cervical cancer, automated cytology, quality assurance, and more.
• CytoLink � the online, multimedia cytology information center. Interesting cytopathology related cases presented monthly.
• Cytopathology Links :CAP's links to cytology and cytopathology, cytopathology organizations, journals, books, and multimedia websites.
• Johns Hopkins Cytopathology Website : Discussion forum, news, resources, CME courses, online tutorials, and more. Division of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Internet College of Cytology : Link to Internet Thesaurus on Cytology, Archive of Cytology Photomicrographs, Case Discussions, and more.
• Links : of the International Society of Cytology.
• Cancer Cytopathology Online : Current issues of cancer and cancer cytopathology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Cytopathology Tutorial (Pap Smears) : WebPath - The Internet Pathology Laboratory.
• Images in Cytopathology : from the pathologists at the University of Texas School of Medicine in Houston.
• Cervical Cytopathology Image Collection : Extensive image collection.
• Jode's Web of Cytopathology : This personal website includes extensive links to organizations, journals, and medical research tools, as well as virtual hospitals and related medical jobs.
• The Virtual Cytopathology Study Set: Myth or Reality : An interactive presentation discusses the applications, technique, and principles of Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), and its application. By B. Al-Khafaji, MD, M. Lougee, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

• MEDLINEplus Dictionaries List : Link to general and medical dictionaries.
• Medical Encyclopedia : The adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. MEDLINEplus - U.S. National Library of Medicine.
• On-Line Medical Dictionary Published by the Dept. of Medical Oncology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
• Cancer Dictionary - Cancer.gov Dictionary, National Cancer Institute.
• DermPath Tutor � - Dictionary - by Mary Seabury Stone, M.D. and Thomas L. Ray, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa College of Medicine.
• Oral Pathology Dictionary - University of Southern California (USC) School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.
• Pathology Dictionary - Gross and Microscopic Images. Creighton University Scool of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska.
• Specialty Dictionaries : From yourditionary.com. Select from a large list of dictionaries, all subjects included.

Online discussion lists provide a way to interact with people who share your professional interests. To join a discussion list, subscribe and messages are delivered to your email.

• Bioquimicos - Lista de correos en espanol - bioquimicos-subscribe@topica.com
• CLSEDUC-L (Clinical Laboratory Science Educators) - listserv@apsu01.apsu.edu
  Clinlab-students (List for MT/MLT students) - majordomo@majordomo.srv.ualberta.ca
• MEDLAB-L (Medical Laboratory Science) - listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu
• MxDIAG-L (Molecular diagnostics) - listserv@albnydh2.bitnet
• PATHO-L (Pathology) - listserv@emuvm1.cc.emory.edu
• PEDPATH (Pediatric pathology) - listproc@u.washington.edu
• Information about other discussion lists
• Liszt, the mailing list directory
• Tile.net/lists

• Ask ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center. ERIC is a federally funded national information system on educational related issues.
• Educational Booklets : available from Helena Laboratories.
• Educational Literature : slide series, wall charts, booklets, workshops, and brochures available from Helena Laboratories.
• JAMA list of available back issues.
• T.H.E. Journal: Technological Horizons in Education - T.H.E. is longest running, widely read education technology publication, serving the educators for over 30 years.
• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences : NAACLS is committed to being the premier agency for accreditation and approval of educational programs in the clinical laboratory sciences and related healthcare disciplines in the United States.
• U 101 College Search: Links to Learning : Links to over 3000 college and university websites in North America.
• TOEFL : The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL�) program provides English proficiency testing services for international students planning to study in the United States, Canada, or other countries where English is used in an academic environment. Educational Testing Service ( ETS ) administers the examination.
• ETS Web site : The Educational Testing Service Network.
• Skills to Enhance Problem-based Learning : An article by Michael Peterson, Ed.D. in the Medical Education Online : an Electronic Journal. Medical Education Online (MEO) is a forum for disseminating information on educating physicians and other health professionals.
• Resume Writing Information and more at www.virtualsight.com Web site.
• Medicine : Discussion on Medical Education, includes learning therories, critical thinking, and links to other educational resources on the web.

• Essential Functions for Students in an Educational Program of Study:
  An Internet Bibliography of Related Material on And Examples of Essential Functions
  
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• Assessment of Learning
• Useful Higher Education Assessment Links : Compiled by Planning and Assessment at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
• Assessment of Learning Annotated web resources on how to evaluated the instructional outcomes of a program of study. Source: Office of Institutional Assessment and Testing at University of Western Washington University.
• American Association For Higher Education - Assessment Forum : The AAHE Assessment Forum is the primary national network connecting and supporting higher education stakeholders involved in assessment.
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation : Educational Resources Information Center.
• Higher Education Assessment : Through its Higher Education Assessment program, Educational Testing Service (ETS) offers an array of tests and surveys used widely in outcomes assessment and institutional evaluation.
• Experimental Learning Assessment Network : The mission of ELAN is to promote access and quality of educational programs for nontraditional learners. ELAN wishes to accomplish this by providing a forum for collegiate exchange to address fundamental issues relating to experiential learning practices and adult students.
• Teaching Resources
• Teaching and Learning : List of resources in teaching and learning in higher education compiled by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
• Writing Objectives
• Writing Learning Objectives : Advice and online examples on how to write good behavioral objectives using the ABCD method. Source: Health Science at USC.
  
• Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Bloom 1956) : Bloom's taxonomy is explained. Site also contains an excellent list of Internet resources and an online bibliography. Source: University of Washington.
  
• How to Write Behavioral Objectives : General resources site for new and future teachers. Source: Dr. Bob Kizlik with ADPRIMA project.
  
• Instructional Aids
• Virtual Library of WWW Development : Includes authoring, multimedia, references, software and much more.
• The Bare Bones Guide to HTML (All the HTML Tags) : Learn how to write your own html. Web authoring instructions in many different languages.
• Frank's Virtual Internet Guide : This web site page includes links to many virtual "help desks". Many resources to help you through your web authoring tasks.
• Clip-Art-Alley : World's Largest Gallery.
• Blackboard.com is software service whereby you can add components of your class(es0 on the Internet. If you are into distance learning you can put your entire course on the Web. Relatively easy to use. You can even test online.
• Designing Internet research assignments: building a framework for instructor collaboration Information Research, Vol 6 No 1 October 2000.
• Software for Educators : Web Testing Services.
• EDUCAUSE Home Page - Educational Technology Resources: Go to the online resource used by educational technologists. Includes news journals, technology web sites, associations and more.
• Information Technology Resource : Information technology issues in higher education on this web site.
• All Things Web : A generally good site for an overview and collection of resources related to the use of the WWW (World Wide Web).

• Grants and Funding Resources
• US Department of Education : List of funding opportunities for educators.
• US Department of Education Grants and Contracts Home Page : Information on how to apply for grants.
• More Grant Information : Listing of grants related to teaching and learning.
• Thompson's Grant Information : A nice web site for frant and funding resoruces.
• Peterson's Guide : More information of grantsmanship.

Continuing and Formal Educational Opportunities
• University of Illinois at Chicago offers an MS in Health Informatics(also offers Certification programs) http://healthinformatics.uic.edu/
• Boston Univ offers a MS in Health Comm http://healthcommunication.bu.edu
• Northwestern U offers a MS in Medical Informatics https://www.medinformatics.northwestern.edu/default.php
• Univ of Florida offers a Doctor of Pharmacy. http://pharmd.distancelearning.ufl.edu/
• Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences offers BS in: Radiologic Sciences -- Diagnostic Medical Sonography. http://onlineimaging.fhchs.edu/
• Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences offers BS in Nursing (RN to BSN). http://onlinenursing.fhchs.edu/
• Univ of Cincinnati offers a BS in Health Info Management (you already have their BS in clinical lab science posted on your site). http://himonline.uc.edu/
• Univ of Cincinnati offers a MS in Nursing, in Midwifery or Women's Health -- Nurse Practitioner. http://himonline.uc.edu/
• University of Saint Mary offers a BS in Nursing (RN-BSN). http://nursing.stmary.edu/

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• The Free Medical Journals Site - Sign up for free medical journals.

• International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) : a Gateway to more than 500 selected websites for health professionals, medical library communities, publishers, and NGOs in developing and transitional countries. INASP Health Links .

• American Journal of Clinical Pathology
• American Journal of Hematology
• Advance for Administrators of the Laboratory - Merion Publications, Inc.
• Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals - Merion Publications, Inc.
• ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals Online Edition of The Nation's Medical Laboratory Biweekly.
• Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine CAP Publication.
• Biochemistry - American Chemistry Society publication.
• Blood Cells, Molecules and Diseases.
• Blood - Journal of the American Society of Hematology.
• BMJ : British Medical Journal
• CAP Today
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Clinical Chemistry - International Journal of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics
• Clinical Laboratory Management Review - abstracts only.
• Clinical Laboratory News
• Clinical Laboratory Science.
• CRC Journals - Critical reviews of the clinical laboratory science and related disciplines.
• Electronic Journal Showcase - Hardin Meta Directory.
• Emerging Infectious Diseases : CDC publication.
• Hemofiltr@tion - International Journal on Hemofiltration and Blood Purification Techniques.
• Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis - Wiley-Liss, Inc.
• Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry - a Histochemical Society publication.
• Journal of Information Technology in Medicine.
• Journal of Postgraduate Medicine (www.jpgmonline.com) now provides free access to full text of articles since 1980. It is quarterly publication Staff Society of Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, India.
• Journal of Technology Education.
• JAMA : Journal of the American Medical Association.
• Journal of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
• Medical Education Online.
• Medicine on the Net.
• MLO Online: Medical Laboratory Observer , the management resource for laboratory professionals since 1969.
• New England Journal of Medicine.
• TeleHealth Magazine
• The Scientist : The News Journal for the Life Scientist.
• Vantage Point - CLMA newletters.

• Information on Flow Cytometry : Overview on flow cytometry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH. Website page credit: Marc Langweiler.
• Clinical Applications of Flow Cytometry : Purdue University Flow Cytometry Laboratories, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
• Powerpoint lecture slides : Prepared by faculty at Purdue University Flow Cytometry Laboratories, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
• National Flow Cytometry Resource : The NFCR is part of the Bioscience Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The NFCR is a NIH National Center for Research Resources Center ( http://www.ncrr.nih.gov )dedicated towards the development and availability of advanced flow cytometry instrumentation and applications. Great gateway for flow cytometry resources.
• Flow Cytometry on the Web : WWW links from the Salk Institute CCMI, La Jolla, California.
• Flow Cytometry Home Page - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. (Note, page is no longer updated but is retained for reference purposes.)
• Flow cytometry - - The Cancer Biology & Genetics Division Laboratories : Queen's University at Kingston, Canada.
• Case Studies in Flow Cytometry : Journal article appearing in Volume 2, Number 2, August 2002.
• "Conjugation of Monoclonal Antibodies" : Tutorial by Mario Roederer, PhD.
• "Which Statistic When?" : A tutorial on the statistics often used when analyzing flow cytometry data by Geoffrey Osborne. John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra City, Australia.
• Clinical Cytometry Society Web Site : CCS is a non-profit society organized to foster the development and implementation of clinical applications of cytometry in the diagnosis and management of human pathologic conditions. Lots of good resources can be accessed from this site.

• Medical and Forensic Sites: presented by University of New Mexico, Office of medical Investigation.
• Forensic Science Resoruces : Carpenter's list of forensic web sites.
• Forensic Resources: International and national listings on this one.
• The Why Files : The science of crime; University of Wisconsin -- fingerprinting, DNA identification and other methods and techniques used in criminal investigation.
• Forensic Entomology.
• NBME: National Board of Medical Examiners.
• ABAFT: American Academy of Forensic Science.
• American Board of Forensic Anthropology Web Site.
• CAFE: American College of Forensic Examiners.
• Center for Forensic Studies.
• Forensic Science Web Pages
• SOFT: The Society of Forensic Toxicologists.
• Victorian Institute of Forensic Pathology, Melbourne, Australia

• Proficiency --Cell Identification: Photographic Images Program: The Cytohematology laboratory of the Wadsworth Center designs and carries out the New York proficiency testing program in the area of cell identification. Link to other proficiency resources from this page.
• Hematology Peer Group Information Hub : Peer group devoted to hematology. Find useful links, announcements, and message board at this site.
• Weber State University: Case of the Month: case studies in hematology.
• Hematography (TM) : "A better way to teach and evaluate proficiency in blood cell identification". : Also a new case study will appear each month on this web site from the University of Minnisota.
• Hematology Case Studies : Source is Hematography Case Studies (University of Minnesota).
• RBC Tutorial: RBC case studies from Web Path Tutorials, The Internet Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Medical Center, University of Utah.
• WBC Tutorial: WBC case studies from Web Path.
• Blood Smear: Preparation and Staining Procedure from the University of Texas Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UTMB, Galveston, Texas.
• Laboratory Evaluation of Leukocyte Disorders : Take the Quiz over Leukocyte Disorders. From Maui Research and Technology Center at Kikei, Hawaii.
• Hematology Case Studies: Medical Rounds at the University of Colorado.
• Hematology Homepage of the School of Medicine at University of California - Davis. Link to case studies (anemia, hemostatis, others), hemostasis lectures and image Data Bank.
• Case Studies, Teaching Files, Online Notebooks, and More : Link here for hematology case studies and other learning resources.
• Hematologic Diseases : A wide field of topics to chose from on this web site - ClinWeb International maintained by Oregon Health Science University.
• HemaSurf: an interactive atlas of hematology
  
• Hematopathology Lab: advanced case studies in clinical hematology from Web Path.
• Hematoma(tm) : new hematology case study each month from UMMC
  
• Med Files: hematology case studies and teaching files from various resources.
• Pat Letendre's hematology web sites.
• BloodLine's Malignant Hematology Links - BloodLine: The Online Resource for Hematology Education and News.
• BloodLine's Homepage : The online hematology resource - challenging case studies, links, photomicrographs and more.
• MedMark's Hematology Site: over 200 links to societies, institutes, centers, labs, departments, education, training, and more.
• Hardin MD's Meta Directory on Hematology : links and resources in hematology
  
• CancerWeb: Links to hematology tutorials and guides.
• Understanding Anemia: Chapter 1 of Dr. Uthman's new textbook - links to other web sites.
• Lab Test Information: Hematology Accession : Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Pathology.
• Myoglobin, Hemoglobin, Role of 2, 3-BPG : Biochemistry of these molecules; link to Dr. Paul Reisberg's lectures; web site of Michael W. King, Ph.D.
• Hemochromatosis : Mega list of links on this hematologic disorder from Genome.
• Hematolog�a en Internet : Galenica's hematology links.

• NYC-Hematology Online Resources : A large collection of links covering hematological disorders such as anemias, leukemias, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative disorders and lymphomas.
• Cytohematology Proficiency Testing: Transparencies : Page includes index for all photographic transparencies used in the New York State Proficiency Tests for cell identification.

  Blood Morphology Atlases

• Atlas of Hematology : Nagoya University School of Medicine
• Haematology Atlas : Department of Haematological Pathology, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Academy Hospital
• Blood and Bone Marrow Atlas : University of Kansas Medical Center
• HemaSurf:An Interactive Atlas of Hematology, view hundreds of blood film images

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  Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPD)

• National Cancer Institute : General information on the myeloproliferative disorders
  
• Myeloproliferative Disorders: Defined, newsletter, medical resources, MPD glossary, and much more.
• MPD Research Center, Inc., New York : Find hot links and MedHunt's search engine for internet medical resources.
• Primary Myelofibrosis: General information - - if you know of a good resource, please let me know.
• MPD-SUPPORT-L Web Site, members.aol.com/mpdsupport offers interesting information on chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, chronicmyelogenous leukemia, and myelofibrosis. Anyone interested in learning about these myeloproliferative diseases my join the list.

• Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplastic Syndrome : Information from the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc. formerly the Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America.
• Case studies of RA, RAEB, RAEB in transformation : Clink on the illustrations for more information.
• MDS : Information on these disorders from National Cancer Institute.

• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society From this page you can link to educational material and publications resoruces. Formerly The Leukemia Society of America.
• Atlas of Leukemia (AML, ALL, AUL) : Basic information on laboratory diagnosis of leukemia with illustrations from Medicine Online
  
• CancerNet: National Cancer Institute - information for the patient and public, health professional, and basic researchers
  
• List of URLs for Leukemia Patients : General information, hot links, facts about leukemia, treatments, and more.
• Medicine OnLine: Leukemia sources.
• Leukemia Resource: Leukemia Information Center.
• Leukemia Information Center: Cancer and Treatment Information, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
• Leukemia: Normal & Malignant Hematopoiesis: textbook reference.
• Pediatric Leukemia: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
• Hodgkin's Disease: description of the disorder; link BACK to other hematological disorders and diseases.
• Hematology Images Selected images of leukemia blood smears.
• Dr. John Krause's Hematopathology Page - Tutorials and links to other online resources. Source: Dr. Krause, Department of Pathology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
• Hematology Teaching Files Link to lecutres on anemias , hemoglobinopathies, leukemias, and many other topics. Source: Dr. John Matthews, Division of Hematology/Onclogy, Queen's University Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) - Discription of CML with illustrations and related links by Dr. John W. Kimball.

• Chapter 29 Anemia - Lecture on anemia by Dr. Dolores J. Bacon, New York Presbyterian Health Care, University of Columbia.
• Anemia: An Approach to Diagnosis A clinical approach to diagnosis by Dr. Thomas G. DeLoughery, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland. OR.
• Aplastic Anemia Answer Book
• Iron Deficiencies in Adults: A comprehensive management guide for IDA in adults
• Iron Deficiencies in Children: A comprehensive management guide for IDA in children
• Iron Metabolism : Facts on iron metabolism and link back to heme synthesis
• Megaloblastic Anemia : An outline of the megaloblastic anemia from "down under."
• Sickle Cell Disease: Description of sickle cell anemia
• Sickle Cell Disease: Defined by the Cold Springs Gene Research Laboratory; also find link to The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc
• The Sickle Cell Information Center home page: a resource for news and research updates on sickle cell disease from The Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA.
  
• Sickle Cell Anemia/Thalassemia Web Server : provides current information on sickle cell disease and thalassemia, includes basic and clinical research, management of patients, and new developments in the field
  
• Sickle Cell Disease Association of America : Information on this genetic disease. September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
• Thalassemia: F. A. Rice's lecture notes on thalassemia with a review of hemoglobin development and structure
  
• beta thalassemia : most common form of thalassemia described at this web site
  
• Case History: Sickle cell thalassemia discussed
  
• Thalassemia Society of America : Leading the fight against thalassemia. Information for the patient and the professional. Links and Resources.
  

Lead and Iron Poisoning

CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Find links to other web sites
Federal Food and Drug Administration : Protect Children from Iron Poisoning program

Pediatric Hematology

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program : A resource for patients, families and healthcare professionals. New York Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Medicine.

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Hemostasis & Coagulation Topics

• BloodLine's Thrombosis and Hemostasis Links BloodLine: The Online Resource for Hematology Education and News.
• Hemostasis and Coagulation Testing Service : educational information from Hemex Laboratories
  
• Trauma, Hemostasis and Thrombosis : a web site focusing on the relationship between trauma, surgery, hemostasis and thrombosis; related webs sites on hemostasis and coagulation.
• ThromboSite: Thrombolytic Professional Forum and Resource Center : online forum, case studies, drug information, links and more.
• Coagulation Tutorial: basic to intermediate level tutorial from Terre Haute Center for Medical Education.
• Hemostasis Basic lecture on blood homostasis. Natural Toxins Research Initiative at Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Texas.
• Blood Vessels (Hemostasis and Thrombosis) - Pathology 850, Chapter 10 by Rachel Cherian, M.D.
• Uremic Bleeding - Hemostasis Lecture Slides from the Nephrology Service at Walter Reed Army Medical Cente.

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• Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Online
• Allergy/Immunology: Hardin MD Immunology Directory
  
• Latex Allergy : Internet information on latex allergies from the Allergy Internet Resources.
• Digestive Tract Immunology Hypersensitivity & Food Allergy : Stephen Gislason, MD.
• Immunology Links - Roitt's Essential Immunology : A comprehensive listing of immunology links (Organizations, Publications, Resources).
• Antibody Resource Links : Online educational resources about antibodies.
• MedMark's Immunology Site: over 200 links to societies, institutes, centers, labs, departments, education, training, and more
  
• Worldwide Immunology Resources : Online resources of Eric Murtz, Depart. of Microbiology of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
• Yahoo's directory for Medical Immunology: immunology resources and links
  
• Jerry's Immunology Page : page contains information on basic terms and concepts ~ ~ scroll down for additional links
  
• The Immunology Link : home page contains information and additional immunology links
  
• The Macrophage Home Page : What are macrophages?...what do they do? Clink on this site and find out how important macrophages are in the immune system ~ ~ scroll to the bottom of this web site and find additional links on the immune system and inflammation
  
• Sonia's Immunology List : an interesting and informative list of resources in the discipline of clinical immunology. Check out the sites in the Primary Immune Deficiency Webring at the bottom of this page.
• Immunology Today Online : Elsevier of United Kingdom.
• Immunology Link: online journals, free literature searches, other links to immunology resources.
• Louisiana State University Health Science Center: links to immunology, microbiology, and parasitology resources.
• Immunology Module; Module on genetics, basic immunology, and immunohematology.
• HepNet : Hepatitis Information Network; publications, papers, and related links.
• Autoimmune Diseases : Links to the autoimmune diseases from ClinWeb International, hosted by Oregon Health Sciences University.
• Autoimmune Diseases : Immunology Lecture No. 34 by Dr. Jack Brown, Department of Microbiology, University of Kansas.
• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. : The AARDA is an association devoted to informing the public about the autoimmune diseases which includes all branches of medicine.
• Lupus : Advances and remaining challenges; extensive online bibliography on lupus.
• Lupus : St. Thomas Lupus Trust, UK.
• Antinuclear Antibodies : "The meaning of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) Lay Definition of Lupus : A Lupus Support Group Website.
  
• Immunopathology Lab: case studies covering autoimmune diseases and hypersensitivities from the Web Path tutorials.
  
• Autoimmune Diseases On-line : A comprehensive online library of resources on autoimmune diseases.
• Directory of Autoimmune-Related Diseases : Resources from the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association.
• Autoimmune Diseases in Women - The Facts : Autoimmune diseases affect women more than men. This web page contains information of the autoimmune diseases seen in females. (Please note: They are not exclusive to females.)
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Case Study from Web Path - The Internet Pathology Laboratory
  
• Lupus Overview : Information from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
• Scleroderma From A to Z : Reliable general information on this autoimmune disease. - Link to related topics from this web page
  
• Antinuclear Antibodies in SLE and Sjogren's Syndrome (Information from the University of Washington)
  
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome : General information about this autoimmune disease
  
• INOVA Diagnostics, Inc. Description of ANA Hep-2 testing.
  
• Screening for Antinuclear Antibodies by Enzyme Immunoassay : article published by ARUP Institute for Clinical & Experimental Pathology.
• Arthritis Source: Laboratory testing in rheumatic diseases; acute phase reactants, ESR, CRP, RF, ANA, synovial fluid analysis.
• Human Chorionic Gonadotropin : For a great reference on hCG, applications, principle, sources of errors, interpertations, visit this Web site of Laurence A. Cole, Ph.D. at the Department of OB/GYN, Health Science Center and School of Medicine, University of New Mexico.
  Hepatitis - Also see listings under Microbiology Internet Resources (Virology Related Web Sites )
  
• Hepatitis C Foundation Home Page : Resource on Hepatitis C virus infection
  
• Link to information on hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS from Secialty Laboratories home web page .
  Tutorials
  
• Immunology Problem Sets & Tutorials : Biology Department, Univ. of Arizona.
• Immunology Tutorials from MedWebPlus. Several topics to choose from menu.
• The Immunologic Basis of Allergic Diseases : Medical Education Information Center, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX.
• Perform a Virtual ELISA Test : Biointeractive.org.
• Immunology Tutorials : SBU Immunology Laboratories, University Hospital, State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook.

• Healthcare Informatics Online : The Business of Healthcare Information Technology. Healthcare Informatics is a monthly business magazine that provides timely, high quality intelligence about information technology for healthcare executives and managers.
• Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance .
• Healthcare Information Technology Yellow Pages".
• The Informatics Review : e-journal of the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems.
• Medical Informatics & Computers : Hardin MD's List.
• Medical Informatics Center Page : Informatics from Mount Sinai-NYU Hospital, Department of Medicine, New York, NY.
• Center For Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh, PA. Find a link to other sites on informatics.
• Medical Informatics Laboratory at the University of Maryland.
• Medical Informatics Resources from the United Kingdom - listing of international sites.
• Informatics Review the electronic journal of the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems .... the journal contains essays and articles.
• Study of Informatics the formal studies of informatics at U.T. Houston are designed to accomplish three major goals: Introduce students in the health professions to the indispensable role of informatics in their daily professional activities.
• LIS : CAP's information on evaluating Laboratory Information Systems.
• Canadia Healthcare Technology : Keeping abreast of the latest computer-based solutions for improving medical care and making healthcare organizations more efficient.
• Guide to Medical Informatics, the Internet and Telemedicine by Enrico Coiera, Professor and Foundation Chair in Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine. Co-Director, Centre for Health Informatics . Adjunct professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of NSW, Sydney.
• The Braley Consulting Service : On the Braley's web pages you can access information on LIS - publications, discussion of the evaluation of LIS, and common myths associated with the procurement of laboratory information systems.
• Clinical Laboratory Medicine Software : Here are some simple, free programs you can use to help manage your laboratory.
• Standard Guide for Selection of a Clinical Laboratory Information Management System : American Society for Testing and Materials.
• On-line Lessons in Clinical Informatics : From The Informatics Review.
• Google Web Directory Listings on INFORMATICS : Large list.
• Pathology Informatics, Inc. : The Lightning Hypertext of Disease�...search from 75,000 disease-related information packets, find 9,000 pathology links, and other related links from this web site.
• AMIA's Resource Center and Other Health Informatics Metasites page . Link to many other sites on information technology/informatics.
• Health Informatics WebRing . Websites devoted to informatics.

• NIEHS Health and Safety Guide to Laboratory Ergonomics: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), in Research Triangle Park, N.C., is one of the National Institutes of Health.
• Laboratory Ergonomics : a CDC website.
• Laboratory Workstation Ergonomics , an ergonomics study which evaluated work practices of employees in NIH laboratories for potential risk of repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) due to poor ergonomics.
• Ergonomics Risk Management Resources Library : Ergonomics guides for workers in university settings.
• Ergonomics Center at Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas.
• Ergonomics Case Studies : Ergonomics Program, College of Engineering, U.C. Berkeley, CA.
• Ergonomics Resources, Inc. Commercial source for meeting ergonomics standards. 5425 Fayetteville Road � Raleigh, NC 27603.
• Human Factors & Ergonomics Resources : From Systems Information Resources, P.O. Box 84990, San Diego, California, U.S.A. 92138-4990.
• Ergonomics in Australia : Information about ergonomics and safety; link to helpful worldwide ergonomics sites .
• Ergonomics Laboratory : School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

• Tech Staffing Issues - IDVTrials.com - What has happened to all the techs? by Pennell C. Painter, Ph.D.
• Behavioral Interviewing Techniques : Go to this web site for information on behavioral interviewing and back link to a Guide for Interviewing from the Career Center at the University of Missouri.
• CLIA 88 Regs : Current CLIA Regulations (including all changes through 01/24/2003). Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS), CDC.
• CDC Index of Publications page.
• CDC Prevention Guidelines Systems .
• Division of Laboratory Systems: CLIA Regulations, Laboratory Guidelines/Standards.
• CLIA : Implementing CLIA amendments of 1988, CDC source.
• Checklist for CLIA Compliance : from Laboratory Solutions Inc.
• CLIA Guidelines: Subpart M - Personnel for Moderate and High Complexity Testing.
• CLIA Requirements for Analytical Quality : Click here to find out what's new with CLIA '88 and see the clinical quality requirements mandated by this public law. For the entire list click here (Test Categorization ).
• DLS : Division of Laboratory Systems - - Ensuring Excellence in Laboratory Practice.
• JCAHO Accreditation: information on accreditation of healthcare facilities by JCAHO.
• CLMA : Clinical Laboratory Management Association. Select topic of interest from menu on their home page.
• NCCLS: National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards - a resource for managers and bench supervisors.
  
• Tools, technology and training for quality management in healthcare laboratories : WesTgard Quality Corporation (WQC) -- free article, essays, lessons and download tutorials and quality control software.
• Laboratory Manual : Department of Pathology at the University of Duke Medical Center. Use this web site as a resource on the format of an online laboratory manual, or use it to retrieve laboratory test information.
• Waived Tests: information about waived lab testing, national reimbursement ave. from InfoLab, Inc.
• Home Health Care : Home health monitoring information from University of Illinois' Health Science Center at Chicago.
• COLA , a national healthcare accrediting organization devoted to the improvement of healthcare services.
• HCFA : Health Care Financing Administration - the federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid Insurance Programs.
• FDA : U.S. Food and Drug Administrations - find information of the Year 2000 Compliance.
• OSHA : Occupational Safety & Health Administration's homepage - U. S. Department of Labor.
• Technical Links : Not sure where to start, click here and begin your search.
• CDC Prevention Guidlines Database : The Prevention Guidelines Database is a comprehensive compendium of all of the official guidelines and recommendations published by the CDC for the prevention of diseases, injuries, and disabilities.
• Guidelines for Laundry in Health Care Facilities : Reference: Guideline for Handwashing and Hospital Environmental Control, 1985; Garner, J.S., Favero, M.S., in Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of Health Care Workers.
• Compliance Directive 2-2.44D : Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure of Bloodborne Pathogens. Dated 11/05/99.
• Selecting, Evaluating and Using Sharps Disposal Containers : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NIOSH) Publication No 97-111. January 1998.
• Communication of Hazards and the Chemical Hygene Plan : The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA): The Physician Office Laboratory Risk Management, Ruthanne R. Hyduke, M.A., Virtual Hospital
• Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals : This online book is prepared by a National Research Council (NRC) committee and made available by the National Academy Press (NAP) .
• Clinical and Related Wastes Guidelines for Management : Risk Management Office, University of Sydney, Austrailia.
• NAACLS: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
• CAP: College of American Pathologist's information on HCFA and Medicare regulations of interest to pathologists & CLS.
• CAP's Homepage - then click on Lab Improvement from menu.
  CAP Question Form Laboratory Accreditation.

• CLIA Laboratory Safety : Source is the Virtual Hospital, University of Iowa Health Care.
• Annual Clinical Laboratory Safety Training : at the Washington University in St. Louis' School of Medicine. If your working on a clinical laboratory safety training plan, this is a great reference for you.
• Environmental Health & Safety Links of Washington University in St. Louis' School of Medicine. Find a link on this web page for an inservice safety training power point presentation.
• Lab Safety Links of the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories, Austin, Texas.
• Laboratory Safety - Knowing How to Produce Safe Science . Training material available from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
• Lab Safety Recommendations : Recommendations for Listing Dangerous Biological Agents and Toxins and for Establishing Standards and Procedures Governing Their Possession and Use , Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
• Laboratory Safety and Accreditation: Safety How to's The Pro's -Healthsafetyinfo.com.
• NIH's Laboratory Safety and Chemical Hygiene website : Online resources on chemical hyigene, ergonomics, hazardous material, and lab safety.
• NSF International, the Public Health Safety Company .
• Princeton University Laboratory Safety Manual : A collection of resources for individuals working in research and teaching laboratories.
• Sites Related to Laboratory Safety : This website is a good source of information on safety practices in the laboratory. Source: Microbiology/Biology Department at Penn State Altoona.
• New Needlestick Legislation : Hot Topics in Healthcare, October 1999.
• Needle Stick Injuries : General information from the Hypodermic Needle Incinerator, Johannesburg, South Africa

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• MSDS Resources
  Material Safety Data Sheets : Over 250,000 MSDS files in the database provided by Cornell University.
• Where To Find Material Safety Data Sheets On The Internet : The Internet Resource for MSDS, a great gateway and maybe the largest collection of MSDS. A great place to start your search.

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Recommended Reading

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) : CDC Updates on this newly described syndrome, Guidelines & Recommendations and Other Resources. Date of issue: March 16, 2003.
• For SARS diagnosis and evaluation guidelines, go to the Centers for Disease Control SARS site at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/diagnosis.htm . The WHO SARS site is at www.who.int/csr/sars/en/.
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) : Updated Interim Domestic Infection Control Guidance in the Health Care and Community Setting for Patients with Suspected SARS. For information on hand hygiene for infection control go to www.cdc.gov/handygiene/.
• Acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong... : Press Release from World Health Organization, 12 March 2003.
• CDC Smallpox Fact Sheet : Reactions after Smallpox Vaccination. December 9, 2002.
• Hospital Smallpox Vaccination Monitoring System (HSVMS) CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response, Feb. 18, 2003.
• Vaccina (Smallpox) Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP), 2001. : MMWR, June 22, 2001/50 (RR10); 1 - 25.
• Prevalence and Risk Factors for Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Admission to the Intensive Care Unit : Archives of Internal Medicine - Vol. 163 No. 2, Jan. 27, 2003. The authors recommend MRSA screening for all ICU admissions.
• Linezolid versus Vancomycin for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections : By Dennis L. Stevens, Daniel Herr, et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2002;34:1481-1490.
• New Strains of Vibrio cholerae : M. Madan Babu and Dr. K. Sankaran, Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai.
• Man Tests Positive for Bubonic Plague in NY : New York City's Health & Mental Hygiene Website.
• Update: Listeriosis Outbreak Investigation : Press Release from CDC Office of Communication, October 15, 2002.
• Staphylococcus aureus Resistant to Vancomycin - - United States, 2002. : MMWR Weekly, July 5, 2002/51(26): 565-567.
• Erythromycin-Resistant Group A Streptococci in Schoolchildren in Pittsburgh. Judith M. Martin, M.D., Michael Green, M.D., M.P.H., Karen A. Barbadora, M.T.(A.S.C.P.), and Ellen R. Wald, M.D. (Abstract). New England Journal of Medicine. Volume 346(16):1200-1206, April 18, 2002.
• Suspected Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker - - - Texas, 2002. : MMWR Weekly, April 5, 2002/51(13);279-281.
• Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax: The First 10 Cases Reported in the United States : Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, No. 5, Nov-Dec 2001.

General Microbiology

• Learning Microbiology can be fun! Try your hand at Outbreak - an interactive teaching tool for use by students and science teachers. A good exercise for CLT/MLT and CLS/MT students too.
  
• Another site to learn microbiology...John L's Bacteriology Pages : link to his Bacteriology Site and Selected General Microbiology Topics pages among many other resources related to microbiology.
• The Gram Stain The Gram Stain From A M.D.'s Perspective : Application, procedure and interpretation of Gram stained smears are covered on this web site from Loyola University Medical Center at Loyola University Chicago. Link to excellent Gram stained images of medically important bacteria.
  
• Bob's Brief Guide To Gram Stains! : by Bob R. Bogle, in cooperation with the Southern Arizona Antimicrobial Resistance Survey.
• Gram Stain Tutorial from the Pharm 5825 course at the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota.
• Active Learning Centre Home Page : This site is a compilation of self-assessment tests/databases in different areas of knowledge. All tests follow the same format and are capable of asking either multiple-choice, matching or essay-type (self-graded) questions.
• General Microbiology Lectures : By Dr. Christopher J. Woolverton, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
• Medical Microbiology Lectures : From the course MBMB 403: Medical Microbiology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
• Infectious Diseases Lectures : Pathophysiology Courses, Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK.
• The Basic Microbiology Laboratory Tests, Media and Techniques : Link to these topics from the Introduction to Clinical Microbiology course at the University of Texas - Houston Medical School.
  
• Image Library : American Society of Microbiology.
  
• Infection and Immunity Lecture Index and Tutorials : Second Year Lectures, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK. Click on the Fourth Year Lectures Index at the bottom of this page for additional lectures and tutorials.
• Microbiology : Med Student Cafe, lots of educational links.
• Microbiology and Immunology On-Line : Online resources and lectures developed by the faculty of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology for second-year medical students at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
• Microbial Diseases Of The Skin And Eyes - Part of lecture series on microbial diseases of the body.
• Review of Medical Microbiology : Select the topic of interest from the Table of Contents. Source: Dr. Patrick J. Davis at the University of Texas at Austin and Dr. David S. Burgess also at UT and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
• Links to Microbiology and Infectious Diseases sites : Dr. Neil Chamberlain's favorite links.
• Microbiology Tutoring Links : Link to Microbiology Laboratory Reviews. From University of Houston (Texas).
• BIOL 230 Microbiology Lab Manual : By Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D. at Community College of Baltimore County, Catorsville, MD.
• World Lecture Hall : Several college-level microbiology courses have been listed on this Web site of the University of Texas at Austin.
• Microbiology Case Studies : Inflammation Laboratory, from WebPath The Internet Pathology Laboratory, University of Utah School of Medicine
  
• Related Microbiology Resources : Online list of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Minnesota.
• Hardin MD Infectious Diseases/Bacterial Diseases/Microbiology Listings : Microbiology Gateway to Online Resources. Hardin Library for the Health Sciences , University of Iowa.
• Infectious Diseases - List on infectious diseases compiled by Gerald J. Tritz, Ph.D.
• Microbiologyprocedure.com : Information on Microbiology Techniques, Methods, Procedure, Education Referral Website
• Staphylococcus aureus : my web page on this gram-positive coccal organism, an emerging superbug.
• Flesh eating beta-strep group A: link to web sites from this page for in depth coverage.
• Group B Streptococcal Infections : CDC Fact Sheet.
• Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Diseases : CDC presentation on slides.
• Group B streptococcus : discussion of group B streptococcus, ICQ account required.
• Coccal Infections : Information from the Merck Manual Home Edition about infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, pneumococci, and meningococci.
• History of Microbiology : Karen Kiser's web page contains microbiology related links as well as the history of microbiology (St Louis Community College).
• Bactitech's Web Site : Microbiologist Judy Dilworth's collection of lab and microbiology links are worth checking out. Don't forget to sign her guestbook, mine is on my homepage .
• The Microbe Files : Web site devoted to microbiology of Dr. Ron Hurlbert at Washington State University. Link to Dr. Hurlbert's CourseFundamentals of Microbiology 101.
• Infectious Diseases WebLink - Online resources on infectious diseases.
• MedMark's Infectious Diseases Site: over 200 links to societies, institutes, centers, labs, departments, education, training, and more.
• VRE : Fact Sheet on Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci - Queen Mary Hospital, England. Check out the top stories of the week here.
• Resources Page of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. Lots of interesting and useful links.
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: MMWRweekly report published by CDC, Atlanta, GA.
• Fact Sheets : Information on infectious diseases prepared by the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Epidemiology.
• Blue Book : Guidelines for Control of Infectious Diseases -- Public Health Division, Dept. of Human Services, Victoria, Australia.
• Ed Uthman, MD discusses Exotic Infections : historical notes and numerous links to other related resources can be found on this page.
• I.D.W.L. : Infectious Diseases WebLink - also contains CDC and Medline web search engines.
• Links from the web site of The Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology at The Rockefeller University.
• Bugs on The Web: site features articles on various facets of microbiology; case studies; and more.
• Advanced Case Studies: more case studies from Web Path.
• Microbiology Resources: links to microbiology topics from UNMC.
• Escherichia coli O157:H 7 : CDC database search results on this pathogenic strain of E. coli
  
• E. coli research database collection from ECDC, a research data base on Escherichia coli
  
• E. coli Index : research database from United Kingdom
  
• A dangerous strain of Escherichia coli that might be present in hamburger, chicken, or other meat products. This dangerous organism can cause bloody diarrhea, severe kidney problems, and even death.
  • E. coli O157: H7 - Procedure for Isolation and Identification from Stool Specimens
• Human Infections with Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli other than Serogroup O157 H7 in Germany : article in the October - December 1998 issue of the Emerging Infectious Diseases discusses this new organism
  
• Microbial Underground's Salmonella Page : general information on Salmonellosis and typhoid fever - - this site includes related web links
  
• Information on Salmonella enteritidis infections from CDC. Egg-associated salmonellosis is an important public health problem in the United States and several European countries.
  
• LeprosyHansen's disease : Brief discussion of this disease from the Hawaii Department of Health>
  
• Introduction to Leprosy, From this page you access other web pages that covers, historical types, classification, transmission, diagnosis, and immunity of the disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
  
• Medical Microbiology: a look at the microbial world...CIA..lab notebook..and more.
• Microbiology Network : Communication resources for microbiologists; user groups, discussion groups, virtual library, and more.
• Cool Web Site Links from the Ohio Branch ASM. Lots of good links.

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  Lyme Disease Links

• Lyme Disease Foundation located in Hartford, Connecticut, a site for authoritative information and links for both the healthcare professionals and those individuals interested in this tick borne disease.
• Lyme Disease: Diagnosis - Good photo of the typical "bull's-eye" rash. Back link to find other pages on this disease and links to other tick-borne infectious diseases. CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA. Recommended site.
• Lyme Disease : A comprehensive web site for general information about Lyme disease
  
• Lots of Links On Lyme Disease : Over 6500 categorized links on Lyme disease.
• Lyme Net : The Lyme Disease Network Online.
• Spot Light on Lyme Disease : Fact sheet, case studies, map, photos of ticks
  
• More Information on Lyme Disease and Other Tick Related Illnesses : from the web site of the Nassau County Department of Health, Long Island, New York.
• Glossary of Microbiology: over 1500 words in the glossary
  
• WHO: World Health Organization, health issues, information, publications, news, & search engine
  
• Actinomycetes- Streptomyces Internet Resource Center : Actinomycetes researchers from around the world. Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Minnesota.

• Anaerobic Systems. : Information and products from Anaerobic Systems, Morgan Hill, California. They have a great poster on anaerobes. Contact information can be access from their homepage.
  
• Clostridium tetani : The anaerobic spore forming bacterium which causes tetanus
  
• Botulism (Clostridium botulinum ) : Causative agent of Clostridium food poisoning
  
• Clostridium septicum Infection and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome : article from Emerging Infectious Diseases : Vol. 4, No. 2, April - June 1998
  
• Clostridium WEB Page : source on the clostridia from Oklahoma State University.

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• Pseudomonas aeruginosa : Bacteriology Lecture Topic of Kenneth Todar at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other related organisms : Lecture notes of Dr. Glenn Songer at the University of Arizona.
• The Other Pseudomonads : Other Pseudomonas organisms are covered on this web site from the University of Michigan - please note some organisms have been listed by the former taxonomic designation
  

Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System

• Meningitis Information Resource : Basic information and find links to other web sites devoted to meningitis
  
• Meningococcal Meningitis : Facts on this disease, it's spread and signs and symptoms from McKinley Health
  
• Bacterial Meningitis Fact Sheet and Related Links : Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases of the CDC
  
• Meningitis Foundation of America, Inc. : Information on acute bacterial meningitis, link to their home page and support groups, etc.
  
• Meningitis Outbreak Hotline : Information on endemics and epidemics
  
• Meningitis Outbreaks: Travel Information from National Center for Infectious Diseases of the CDC. From this web page you can check out other infectious disease travel advisories.
  

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Opportunistic Infections

• Recommendations to Help Patients Avoid Exposure to Opportunistic Pathogens. : MMWR, August 20, 1999/48 (RR10); 61 - 66.
  
• 1999 USPH/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human : MMWR August 20, 1999/48 (RR10); 1 - 59. Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Strategy For The 21st Century : National Center For Infectious Diseases, CDC.
• List of links on emerging disease from NIH.
• Prespectious : Insights on Emerging Diseases article in the journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases
  
• Tuberculosis Infections : "Supplementing Tuberculosis Surveillance with Automated Data from Health Maintenance Organizations", from Emerging Infectious Diseases, November - December 1999, Volume 5, No.6 issue of the journal.