Erratum
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How can I find if an article has an erratum or other type of correction?
The
IDIS database allows you to find corrections to the original articles already in the
database. The corrections are submitted by the original author(s) or the journal publisher.
Articles that contain corrections have
"CORRIGENDUM Z100." as an
IDIS disease term. The corrigendum term includes articles that are erratum, addendum, retraction or note of plagiarism. The type of correction is listed in the title field followed by the article number for the original article or correction.
For example:
Article Number: 384000
Title: THE BRITISH GUIDELINES ON ASTHMA MANAGEMENT. 1995 REVIEW AND POSITION STATEMENT (ERRATUM)
(MN 389227)
In this example the original article is 384000 and the erratum is article 389227.
Immunization
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Articles related to both active and passive immunization are included in the database.
Active immunization:
A
Thesaurus search conducted with the term "active immunization" leads to the defined
disease term "
INOCULATION AND VACCINATION 99.3" A search combining "
INOCULATION AND
VACCINATION 99.3" and a defined disease term for a specific infection and the Boolean operator
"
and" in the
Disease field retrieves articles related to immuno-preventive therapy for a specific infection, Example:
Disease field: "
INOCULATION AND VACCINATION 99.3"
and "
HEPATITIS, VIRAL B 070.2"
Passive Immunization:
A
Thesaurus search conducted with the term "
passive immunization" leads to the defined
disease term "PROPHYLAXIS, IMMUNOTHERAPY V07.2". A search combining "
PROPHYLAXIS,
IMMUNOTHERAPY V07.2" and a defined disease term for a specific infection and the Boolean
operator "
and" in the
Disease field retrieves articles related to passive
immunization therapy for a specific infection,
Example:
Disease field: "
PROPHYLAXIS, IMMUNOTHERAPY V07.2"
and
"
HEPATITIS, VIRAL B 070.2"
Population Tags
Use of "population tags" will limit a search to articles relating to drug use in a
particular population, such as in pregnancy, in athletes or in a particular age group. Enter the
relevant tag into the
Disease field of the search screen.
The population tags are:
V22. Pregnancy NEC
V28. Fetus: Conception < age < Birth
V39. Neonate: Birth < age < 4 wks
V85. Pediatric: 4 wks < age < 12 yrs
V21.1 Puberty and Adolescence: 12 yrs < age < 19 yrs
V86. Geriatric: age > 65yrs
V87. Race
V88. Athlete
Adverse Effects, Drug-Induced
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When searching for a specific drug-induced adverse effect, combine a drug term in the
Drug
field with a free-text truncated keyword in the
Title or
Abstract fields, e.g.
Drug:
clozapine,
Title or
Abstract: "
agranulocy*".
If this does not find the information you want, try a broader search by combining the drug term
with an appropriate side effect descriptor, e.g.
Drug:
clozapine,
Descriptor:
"SIDE EF HEMIC LYMPHATIC 83".
A common mistake when searching for drug-induced adverse effects is using the
Disease
field to search for the specific disease or condition induced by the drug. Combining drug and
disease search terms pulls articles in which the drug was used to treat the specified disease or
was used in a patient with that disease.
Teaching with IDIS
Would you like to utilize the
IDIS Database for teaching students? Current
subscribers may request additional concurrent users for a limited time period at no additional
cost, when using
IDIS/Web for training or teaching purposes in a classroom
setting. Simply notify our office in advance to make arrangements. You can send us an email
with the date and number of seats needed for your class at
idis@uiowa.edu.
