USA Health infectious disease specialists care for patients of all ages who have various types of infections.
Request an AppointmentUSA Health infectious disease specialists care for patients who have various types of infections caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.
Through our clinical care and research, we strive to find more advanced treatments and, ultimately, cures for infections. Along with educating our patients on signs, symptoms and prevention of infectious diseases, we also promote awareness throughout our community in efforts to prevent the spread of diseases. We also operate a travel clinic for people who may be going abroad and require certain vaccinations for diseases not common in this country.
USA Health infectious disease specialists care for patients of all ages who have various types of infections.
Our infectious disease specialists treat patients with all types of infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), tropical diseases, E. coli from contaminated food and water, tuberculosis and pneumonia. At USA Health, we treat as many as 90 percent of patients from the upper Gulf Coast region who are infected with HIV/AIDS.
Our experts treat all types of infectious diseases in children. Most infections are spread from direct contact with other infected people or animals or from germs on doorknobs, toys, tabletops or other inanimate objects. However, a mother can also pass along infections to her unborn child.
USA Health infectious disease providers specialize in every area of infectious disease.
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Find a Clinical TrialSmiles and good cheer abounded this week when the 62nd class of Distinguished Young Women visited USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital to meet young patients.
For the first nine months of his life, Laventrice Ridgeway was a happy and laid-back baby. Then one day, he started crying and would not stop. In search for answers, his grandmother took him to the emergency department where he received a diagnosis that would follow him for the rest of his life – sickle cell disease.
USA Health is the first and only healthcare system on the Gulf Coast with the technology to identify organisms that cause diseases – more commonly known as pathogens – in as little as 40 seconds.
The 12th Annual GO Run 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk presented by the Catranis Family Charitable Foundation will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at the University of South Alabama Mitchell Center Lawn / Moulton Tower & Alumni Plaza. All GO Run proceeds will benefit the amazing gynecologic cancer research taking place at the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute
