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Journal Web Sites

Infectious Disease

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy is a forum devoted to antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic agents and chemotherapy.

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Clinical Infectious Diseases covers diverse topics in infectious diseases, with a focus on clinical practice.

Journal of Infectious Diseases

The Journal of Infectious Diseases publishes research on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases; on the microbes that cause them; and on disorders of host immune mechanisms.

Lancet—Infectious Diseases

The Lancet—Infectious Diseases publishes articles from the international community relating to infectious diseases.

Hematology/Oncology

Blood

Blood—Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) publishes articles relating to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood and bone marrow and the immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems.

Cancer

Cancer, a publication of the American Cancer Society, includes information from worldwide sources regarding oncologic specialties.

Journal of Clinical Oncology

The Journal of Clinical Oncology publishes research and reviews on cancer-related topics, including breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, hematologic malignancies, molecular oncology, lung cancer, genitourinary cancer, head and neck cancer, pediatric oncology, and neuro-oncology.

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Professional Societies

American College of Clinical Pharmacy

The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) is a professional and scientific society that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources enabling clinical pharmacists to achieve excellence in practice and research.

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American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) is a national professional association that promotes advancement of the field of blood and bone marrow transplantation. Members include both clinical practitioners and researchers.

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American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is a 30,000-member national professional association representing pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care, and other components of the health care system. ASHP, which has a long history of medication-error prevention efforts, believes that the mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medicines.

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American Society of Hematology

The mission of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood and bone marrow and the immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology.

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American Society for Microbiology

The American Society for Microbiology is the oldest and largest single life-science membership organization in the world. Membership has grown from 59 scientists in 1899 to more than 42,000 members today worldwide. ASM represents 25 disciplines of microbiologic specialization plus a division for microbiology educators.

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Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

The Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy is a major educational conference where scientists from around the world exchange the latest information on new antibiotics and antivirals. This event occurs annually, and its attendance consists of physicians, clinical microbiologists, researchers, pharmacists, and other health care professionals.

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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, founded in 1980 to advance the application of the science of health care epidemiology, works to maintain the utmost quality of patient care and health care–worker safety in all health care settings. It upholds its high success rate in infection control and prevention while applying epidemiologic principles and prevention strategies to a wide range of quality-of-care issues.

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