Database Search Tips

The Johns Hopkins Antibiotics Guide is a comprehensive, evidence-based drug resource focusing on a wide range of infectious diagnoses and  management strategies. Use it to choose correct drugs and dosages, review risks of potential adverse reactions or interactions, discover or confirm diagnoses with details on pathogens and clinical considerations, and access medical literature with reference links. 

The search interface allows you to look up antibiotics, antifungals, antimycobacterial agents, antiparasitics, antivirals, biologics, and more. Further, there is detailed information about infectious diseases and conditions, and their management. You can also look up vaccines as well as pathogens. 

Most useful for:

• Clinical questions regarding infectious disease management, antibiotics and related drugs, and vaccines
• Drug spectrum coverage and resistance

Mobile App Available

There is an associated mobile app available through UCentral. If you are on a laptop or computer, you must first click the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide link above. Once you are in Duke's version of the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, follow these steps:

• Click "Mobile" from the top black toolbar.
• Click "Log In" and then select "Register a Free Account." You will be prompted to click the green "continue" button. Follow the registration prompts.
• Use your Duke email address when you register. 
• On your mobile device, download the UCentral app from the App Store / Play. Do not download the Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide App.
• Activate the app with your personal login. 

Basic Searching Instructions

You can begin by either browsing category topics along the left hand side of the Johns Hopkins ABX guide. Or, you can use the search box to perform a keyword search for a drug, disease, vaccine, etc. Please note that you should use the search box that says "Search ABX Guide."

Information on drug pages typically include: indications (FDA and non-FDA approved uses), forms, usual adult and pediatric dosing, renal dosing, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, spectrum of activity, resistance, pharmacology (including mechanism of action and pharmacokinetics), as well as pregnancy risk and breast feeding compatibility, comments from editors, and references. 

Information on disease pages typically includes: causative pathogens, clinical findings, diagnosis information, treatment, follow-up, pathogen-specific therapy, basis for recommendations, and references.

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