The Infectious Diseases department of CareMount Medical specializes in the medical care of patients with a wide variety of problems that include prevention and treatment of contagious pathogens. Our highly trained, board certified physicians provide diagnosis and treatment for patients with complex and life-threatening diseases. They provide both inpatient and outpatient services.
Symptoms and Conditions Treated
Some of the common conditions treated by our Infectious Diseases physicians include:
- Tickborne infections, including Lyme disease, Babesisosis and Anaplasmosis (Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis)
- Travel medicine, including pretravel consultations for disease prevention and post-travel consultations for problems.
- Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections
- Fever of unknown origin
- Hospital acquired infections, including intensive care unit patients
- Treatment of resistant bacterial infections
- Bone/ Joint infections
- Skin infections including cellulitis
Infectious Diseases Treatment and Services Available
- Vaccines including for Yellow Fever, Rabies, Japanese encephalitis virus
- Travel medicine consultations
- In hospital and office consultations
- Coordination of care with multiple physician teams in patients with complex problems
- Management of outpatient intravenous antibiotics in patients at home or in outpatient infusion centers
- Ordering of diagnostic imaging and blood tests
