Review of Infectious Diseases Applications for iPhone/iPad and Android: From Pocket to Patient

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. Goo...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2013-10, Vol.57 (8), p.1145-1154
Main Authors: Moodley, Amaran, Mangino, Julie E., Goff, Debra A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antimicrobials
Biological and medical sciences
Cell Phone
Children
Computers, Handheld
Disease management
Humans
Infections
Infectious Disease Medicine
Infectious diseases
Internet
Medical Informatics Applications
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Portable computers
Recommendations
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Smartphones
Software
Software applications
Vaccination
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cit455