Infectious Disease Care

The infectious disease specialists at AU Health work with your primary care physician and other specialty providers to diagnose and treat a wide variety of commonly known, rare or suspected infectious diseases.  We are home to the area’s top Infectious Disease doctors and are available for referral from your primary providers. We offer:

• Full patient assessments:  When you come to us, we conduct epidemiologic, immunologic and anatomic assessments to determine the etiology of your illness.
• Expertise in treating immunocompromised patients: It is extremely important to effectively treat infections in these patients. We care for difficult ID cases in patients with weakened immune systems.
• Targeted diagnostics: We use state-of-the-art labs and imaging diagnostics to to ensure more timely and accurate diagnoses.
• Pharmacologic, behavioral, and immunologic interventions: We have strong integration with our antimicrobial stewardship pharmacy team to ensure we are using the most up-to-date, effective, and safe medications in your care.
• Access to clinical trials: We are continuously enrolling patients in new and cutting-edge NIH or WHO-funded research studies.
• Patient- and family-centered philosophy: Our compassionate providers take the time to explain your condition, and its treatment options, so that you and/or your family can make informed decisions about your care.

• Bone and joint infections
• Fever of unknown origin
• Fungal infections
• Hardware infections
• Heart valve or pacemaker infections
• Kidney, urinary bladder, and prostate infections
• Parasitic infections
• Pneumonia 
• HIV
• Rashes or skin infections
• Syphilis
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Tickborne infections
• Tuberculosis (TB)