Management of Infections

An Infectious Diseases specialist helps diagnose and treat a wide range of infections—especially those that are persistent, complex, or difficult to manage.

In a private practice setting, we provide personalised care to identify the cause of symptoms, ensure the right treatment is used, and support recovery while minimising unnecessary antibiotics.

Care is delivered through outpatient consultations, and—if needed—ongoing support during hospital treatment as an inpatient or utilising the Hospital in the Home service.

Common conditions managed by specialist infectious diseases physicians in a community setting include:

• Recurrent urinary tract infections and recurrent positive urine cultures

• Bone and joint infections

• Prosthetic joint infections

• Diabetic foot infections

• Chronic or recurrent skin and soft tissue infections

• Osteomyelitis

• Chronic wound and surgical site infections

• Complex intravenous antibiotic therapy and OPAT/HITH management

• Persistent fevers and fever of unknown origin

• Chronic fungal infections

• Mycobacterial infections, including non-tuberculous mycobacteria

• HIV medicine and opportunistic infections

• Viral hepatitis and complex liver infections

• Recurrent cellulitis

• Endocarditis follow-up and suppressive therapy management

• Complex bacteraemia management and post-hospital follow-up

• Infective complications of immunosuppression or chemotherapy

• Travel-related and tropical infections

• Parasitic infections

• Resistant or multidrug-resistant bacterial infections

• Infection assessment prior to immunosuppressive therapy or surgery

• Post-operative infectious complications

• Vaccine and infection risk advice for medically complex patients