GIDEON update 1998.3
September 1, 1998
Software Improvements
Diagnosis
Clinical database updated: Angiostrongyliasis, Babesiosis, Kawasaki
disease, Louping ill, Opistorchiasis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever,
Toxic shock syndrome
Epidemiological parameters: Mansonelliasis - streptocerca,
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Epidemiology
The following designations have been added to the search matrix for
agents in the Epidemiological Profile module: arthropod, cestode,
chlamydia, ehrlichia, nematode, protozoan, rickettsia, spirochete,
trematode
<Worldwide notes> for a wide range of diseases have been added/expanded.
These text files are invaluable in preparing reviews, lecture handouts,
etc. Take the time to review these notes
Disease distribution: Babesiosis, Syngamiasis
Notes expanded or updated:
All reportable diseases: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Oman,
Russia [Russian Federation], South Africa, Sweden,
Taiwan, United Kingdom
Angiostrongyliasis: Australia, French Polynesia, United States,
<Worldwide>
Angiostrongyliasis - Abdom. Brazil
Argentine hemorrhagic fever <Worldwide>
Babesiosis Canada, United States, <Worldwide>
Bacillary angiomatosis <Worldwide>
Barmah Forest disease Australia
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever <Worldwide>
Botulism Denmark, United Kingdom, United States
Brucellosis Italy
California encephalitis United States, <Worldwide>
Campylobacteriosis Norway, United States
Chlamydia infections - misc Netherlands, United Kingdom,
<Worldwide>
Clostridium difficile colitis Canada
Conjunctivitis - inclusion <Worldwide>
Crimea Congo Hem. fever Afghanistan, Pakistan
Cryptosporidiosis New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom,
United States
Cutaneous leishmaniasis Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Panama,
<Worldwide>
Cyclospora infection Canada
Dengue Australia, Brazil, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia,
Malaysia, New Caladonia, Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trust
Territories - U.S., Vanuatu, Viet Nam,
<Worldwide>
Dioctophyma renalis infection <Worldwide>
Diphtheria Russia, Spain
Dirofilariasis United States, <Worldwide>
Dracunculiasis All endemic countries, France, <Worldwide>
Eastern equine encephalitis United States
Echinococcosis Australia, Uruguay
Echinococcosis - multilocular Czechoslovakia, Japan
Echinostomiasis Indonesia, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan,
Thailand, <Worldwide>
Ehrlichiosis - E. chaffeensis United States
Ehrlichiosis - human granul. United States
Enterovirus infections Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan,
<Worldwide>
Escherichia coli diarrhea Australia, Japan, Norway, Russia,
Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Filariasis - Brugia United States
Giardiasis Sweden
Gnathostomiasis Mexico
Gonorrhea Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom,
<Worldwide>
Hantavirus - old world Russia
Hantavirus resp. distress syn. Chile, United States
Hepatitis A Australia, Russia
Hepatitis B France, United Kingdom
Hepatitis C Australia, France, Italy, Russia,
Thailand, United Kingdom, United States,
<Worldwide>
Hepatitis D Taiwan
Hepatitis E Chad, Russia, Sweden, <Worldwide>
Hepatitis G Italy
Herpes simplex infections United Kingdom
Hymenolepis diminuta <Worldwide>
Japanese encephalitis Australia, Viet Nam
Kawasaki disease <Worldwide>
Legionellosis France, India, Singapore, United Kingdom
Leprosy All countries, <Worldwide>
Leptospirosis India, Iran, <Worldwide>
Listeriosis Netherlands
Louping ill <Worldwide>
Lyme disease Australia, Czechoslovakia, France,
Japan, Russia
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis France
Mansonelliasis [all] <Worldwide>
Measles Israel
Meningitis Australia, Canada, Democratic Rep. Congo,
Italy, Mozambique, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Sweden,
<Worldwide>
Microsporidiosis United States
Mumps United States
Murray Valley encephalitis Australia
Mycobacterium ulcerans infec. Australia, <Worldwide>
Myaro <Worldwide>
Onchocerciasis Colombia, Mexico, Nigeria, Sudan,
Uganda, <Worldwide>
Omsk hemorrhagic fever <Worldwide>
Paracoccidioidomycosis Brazil
Parainfluenza virus infection United Kingdom
Pertussis Australia, France, Norway, United States
Plague Ecuador, Madagascar, Peru, United States
Pleurodynia <Worldwide>
Pneumocystis pneumonia <Worldwide>
Poliomyelitis Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Syria, Turkey,
Yugoslavia, <Worldwide>
Rabies Canada, Ethiopia, Indonesia, South
Africa, Switzerland, Zimbabwe
Relapsing fever Tanzania, United States
Rift valley fever South Africa
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Brazil
Ross River diseaseAustralia, <Worldwide>
Rubella Sweden, United States, <Worldwide>
Salmonellosis Australia, Greece, Ireland, Spain,
United States
Scabies <Worldwide>
Schistosomiasis - haemat. Mozambique
Schistosomiasis - japonica Japan
Schistosomiasis - mansoni Kenya
Shigellosis Denmark, Taiwan
Spondweni <Worldwide>
St. Louis encephalitis United States
Syngamiasis China
Syphilis Italy, United Kingdom, United States,
<Worldwide>
Tetanus India, Italy, Spain
Toxic shock syndrome France
Toxoplasmosis Saudi Arabia, Yugoslavia
Trachoma Oman
Trichinosis France, Italy, Russia
Trichomoniasis <Worldwide>
Trichinosis France, Italy
Tularemia Austria, Czechoslovakia, Spain
Trypanosomiasis - American Brazil, Uruguay
Trypanosomiasis - African Ivory Coast
Typhoid fever United States
Typhus - scrub China, Korea
Urinary tract infection <Worldwide>
Varicella United States
Vibrio parahaemolyticus infx. United States
Visceral leishmaniasis Russia, <Worldwide>
Western equine encephalitis United States
Yersiniosis United States
High-impact global diseases:
AIDS All countries, <Worldwide>
Cholera Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Dem. Rep. Congo, Ecuador, Ghana, Hong Kong, India,
Italy, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway,
Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,
United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
<Worldwide>
Malaria All endemic countries, France, Germany, Greece, Italy,
United Kingdom, United States, <Worldwide>
Tuberculosis All reporting countries, <Worldwide>
Yellow fever Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, United Kingdom
Therapy
Pharmacological profile Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin,
Delavirdine, Dirithromycin, Doxycycline,
Erythromycin, Grepafloxacin, Indinavir,
Ketoconazole, Levofloxacin, Nevirapine,
Novobiocin, Ofloxacin, Pristinamycin,
Quinopristin-Dalfopristin, Ritonavir,
Roxithromycin, Saquinavir, Trovafloxacin
Susceptibility database Bacteroides forsythus, Bacteroides tectum,
Corynebacterium aquaticum, Paecilomyces,
Pasteurella stomatis
Interactions database Alprazolam, Repaglinide, Sibutramine,
Sildenafil
Testing criteria Cefdinir, Grepafloxacin, Trovafloxacin
Microbiology
New taxa added Arthrobacter creatinolyticus,
CDC group O-3, Corynebacterium falsenii,
Corynebacterium thomssenii, Facklamia
ignava, Flexispira rappini, Gemella
bergeriae, Lactobacillus rhamnosus,
Mycobacterium microti, Prevotella pallens
Phenotypic database Actinomyces turicensis, Actinomyces
radingae, Arthrobacter cumminsii,
Candida dubliniensis, Chryseobacterium
meningosepticum, Empedobacter brevis,
Helcococcus kunzii, Staphylococcus caprae,
Vagococcus fluvialis
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