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ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG DATABASE
Microbe Hunter consists of dBASE III PLUS files containing data for
antibiotics, adverse reactions, drug interactions, organism sensitivities,
and clinical indications. This data can be searched according to criteria
specified by the user. Program files make it a menu-driven system that can
be used without any need to know dBASE commands or programming.
The purpose of this set of programs is to provide the physician with a
means of quickly scanning information that will aid the decision process.
The program DOES NOT make any decisions. It functions by accepting criteria
outlined by the physician, which it then uses to perform a search through
the database for drugs which match the specified information. ALL THE DATA
that matches is then presented for review. Any drug that does not match is
eliminated from the selection.
The main program is MH.PRG. You can start Microbe Hunter by entering
the command DO MH at the dBASE dot prompt. Alternately, you can start it by
entering the command DBASE MH from DOS.
Microbe Hunter Files:
DOC files - 2 NDX files - 7 PRG files - 15
MH.DOC MHADVERS.NDX MH.PRG
MHAPPEND.DOC MHCLINIC.NDX MHAPPEND.PRG
MHDRUGID.NDX MHDISP.PRG
DBF files - 8 MHGENAME.NDX MHDRUG.PRG
MHINTACT.NDX MHIDNO.PRG
MHADVERS.DBF MHORGAN.NDX MHLIST.PRG
MHCLINIC.DBF MHREFER.NDX MHREFER.PRG
MHCOMBIN.DBF MHSEARCH.PRG
MHDRUG.DBF MHSRCLIN.PRG
MHINTACT.DBF MHSRLIST.PRG
MHORGAN.DBF MHSRORGN.PRG
MHREFER.DBF MHTEXT.PRG
MHWORK.DBF MHTEXT1.PRG
MHTEXT2.PRG
MHTEXT3.PRG
The drugs included in this database were selected with a view towards
being used in an obstetrical-gynecological practice. There was no attempt to
include every available anti-infective agent. The program's only purpose is
to find the set of drugs that meet the clinical criteria, or the spectrum of
organism sensitivity specified by the clinician using the program.
It is meant to help the clinician answer the question, "Which drugs, out
of all those available, are going to be the optimum choice in this particular
situation?" Aside from individual monographs, there is no printed reference
material that can easily supply an answer to this difficult question.
Information that can be found quickly and easily elsewhere is not
included. After the selection of a drug has been made, it is a relatively
simple matter to look up more detailed information about that particular
drug in standard reference works.
A decision support system operating on a small microcomputer can be
overburdened by too much data. To be practical and useful, a system must
provide the user with a means of tailoring the database to personal needs.
Because specialization is making every physician's needs increasingly
different in every field, the system includes methods whereby appropriate
drugs can be added or deleted by the individual user.
I created Microbe Hunter because the computer has two distinct
advantages when it comes to looking up information. It doesn't forget, and
it can read much faster than I can. I can depend on my memory to retain
only a fraction of the information contained in this database. Without the
computer, I would have to turn to printed material to find the rest.
The system may be considered in several lights; as a practical tool to
help in selecting an antibiotic, as an experiment in using a generic database
system for medical data, as an example for learning about database structure,
or as sample programs for learning dBASE programming techniques. Use
Microbe Hunter as you see fit.
This software is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. Please respect
my request to retain my name in the programs as author and the copyright
notice (c) 1986 G.R. Zucconi, M.D. This software may not be sold or
transferred for a fee above what is considered a reasonable charge for
covering the cost of making and transferring a copy.
Please help distribution of this software by sharing copies with
others. If you find Microbe Hunter useful, I encourage you to make a
donation of $25 to support continued development of this product.
Contributors will be kept up-to-date on all future modifications and
improvements.
I am releasing Microbe Hunter as shareware because I would like to see
it grow. I have taken it to the limits of my medical knowledge and programming
ability, and am now passing it on for others to nurture beyond this point.
Please send any comments, criticism, or copies of any modifications to me
in order to maintain a central distribution point for future improvements
or enhancements.
George R. Zucconi, M.D.
6106 Wenrich Drive
San Diego, CA 92120
Tele. (619)463-4457