Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa.
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Oct;57(8):1145-54. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit455. Epub 2013 Jul 9.
The explosion of medical applications (apps) in the Apple and Google Play app stores has made it increasingly difficult to find relevant and reliable infectious diseases (ID) apps. Apple created a section called "Apps for Healthcare Professionals"; however, several ID apps are missing. Google Play's ID category has several non-ID apps. Many apps involve diagnosis and patient management, creating a need for regulations and oversight by the US Food and Drug Administration. There are no standards to guide accuracy or reliability of medical apps' content. We searched Apple and Google Play app stores to identify new ID apps. Over 1200 apps were identified. We applied several exclusion criteria to identify adult/pediatric apps with data from trustworthy sources that were not reviewed within the last year. Twelve new ID apps were identified with a comprehensive list of 24 ID apps to assist healthcare professionals at the point of care.
苹果和谷歌应用商店中的医学应用（apps）大量涌现，使得找到相关且可靠的传染病（ID）应用变得越来越困难。苹果创建了一个名为“医疗专业人员应用”（Apps for Healthcare Professionals）的版块，但仍有一些 ID 应用缺失。谷歌应用商店的 ID 类别中则有几个非 ID 应用。许多应用涉及诊断和患者管理，这就需要美国食品和药物管理局（FDA）进行监管。目前还没有标准来指导医疗应用内容的准确性和可靠性。我们在苹果和谷歌应用商店中搜索新的 ID 应用。确定了 1200 多个应用。我们应用了一些排除标准，以确定来自可靠来源的数据、且在过去一年中未被审查的成人/儿科应用。确定了 12 个新的 ID 应用，列出了 24 个 ID 应用，以帮助医护人员在护理点提供服务。
