What is Infectious Diseases?
Infectious Diseases specialists provide consultation and advice on a broad range of problems including:
Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Diagnosis & management of infectious diseases and immunisation advice- Common and rare infectious diseases in children
- Recurrent fevers and infections
- Unusual infections
- Infections that do not respond to treatment
- Skin infections
- Gastrointestinal infections, including hepatitis
- Tuberculosis, tropical and parasitic infections
- Fungal and viral infections
- Antibiotic advice
- Infections in immunocompromised children
- Congenital and perinatal infections
- Prevention of infectious diseases
Immunisations
Infectious Disease specialists also advise children and their families on immunisations.
These may include:
- ‘Catch up’ immunisations
- Specialist advice on immunisation reactions
- Immunisation advice for children at special risk
- Travel vaccinations
Professor Nigel Curtis and Dr Amanda Gwee are specialists in Infectious Diseases practicing at Melbourne Paediatric Specialists.
