Institute for Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina, Greece.
J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Aug;56(4):265-9. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmp112. Epub 2009 Nov 30.
Pediatric infectious disease is a subspecialty constantly evolving in terms of scientific information. A novel means of attaining medical information that has emerged in recent years is the World Wide Web (WWW). The authors sought to assess availability and content of sites offering information on pediatric infectious diseases in the WWW. Websites chosen by two authors were evaluated by a specialist in pediatrics and a specialist in infectious diseases, and a representative list was constructed. A sub-search was performed for immunization-related websites. Websites from national and international institutions focusing on pediatrics in general or pediatric infectious diseases in particular offer ample information for health professionals and parents/public. There is an over-representation of vaccination-related material in the WWW, whereas no sites related to bioterrorism and children were considered as significant for inclusion during the process. Free access to related research remains a controversial issue.
儿科传染病是一个在科学信息方面不断发展的专业。近年来出现的一种获取医学信息的新方法是万维网（WWW）。作者试图评估 WWW 上提供儿科传染病信息的网站的可用性和内容。两位作者选择的网站由儿科专家和传染病专家进行评估，并构建了一个有代表性的列表。还对与免疫接种相关的网站进行了子搜索。专注于儿科或儿科传染病的国家和国际机构的网站为卫生专业人员和家长/公众提供了大量信息。在 WWW 上，与疫苗接种相关的材料过多，而在选择过程中，没有考虑与生物恐怖主义和儿童相关的网站。免费获取相关研究仍然是一个有争议的问题。
