Infectious Disease Diagnosis & Treatment - Sierra Infectious Diseases
Our expertise encompasses common infections such as colds, flu and fevers, but we specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of complex and rare infectious diseases.
Infectious Disease Diagnosis & Treatment
Infectious diseases is a specialization of Internal Medicine focused on the diagnosis and treatment of a range of transmittable diseases.
Our expertise encompasses common infections such as colds, flu and fevers but we specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of rarer and more complex ones such as STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, tropical diseases and travel related illnesses.
Infectious diseases we diagnose and treat include but are not limited to:
Abscesses in various organs
Animal and Insect Bites
Candida (yeast infections)
Cellulitis or skin and soft tissue infections
Device-related infections (ex. a prosthetic knee joint infection, shunt infections)
Diabetic ulcers and foot infections
Hepatitis
Fevers
Food poisoning
Infections in the immunocompromised (ex. patients receiving chemotherapy)
Infection control and exposure prophylaxis
Influenza and its complications
Lyme disease
Malaria
Meningitis and Encephalitis
MRSA and other bacterial infections
Osteomyelitis (infections of bone)
Pneumonia
Sepsis
STDs such as Herpes, Syphilis and Chlamydia
Travel Medicine
Tropical diseases
Tuberculosis (TB)
Urinary tract infections
Valley fever (cocci)
If you have a question about a condition not listed here, please call us at 916-536-1136.
Services we provide include:
Authorization for lab tests
Analysis of lab data
Orchestration of referral to other providers whose input may be required.
Preventative Counseling
Vaccinations on site (flu, tetanus, pneumonia etc.)
Referral to pharmacies and infusion companies