Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

GIDEON, which stands for Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network, is a decision support tool for assisting with the diagnosis of and background information on tropical and infectious diseases, epidemiology, microbiology and antimicrobial chemotherapy. Using the four modules (Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Therapy, and Microbiology), you can:

• Generate a country-specific diagnosis based on symptoms, signs, and laboratory data.
• Display the epidemiological profile of a selected disease and generate a list of diseases that fit a given set of epidemiological parameters.
• Review the pharmacology and usage of anti-infective drugs.
• Identify a taxon based phenotypic characteristics. View a list of the typical positive and negative reactions for a specified organism and compare the reactions of two or more species.

Click the picture below to connect to GIDEON or visit the Key Resources page and look for the link listed under “Patient Care Tools.”

See GIDEON in action. Watch this video. Or, visit the “Case of the Month” page to walk through how GIDEON can be used to assist with a specific diagnosis.

Want to know more about how to use GIDEON? There are online tutorials available. Also, if you want to stay abreast of updates and new features and functionality, subscribe to the GIDEON blog.

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