Infectious Disease
(309) 624-9680
The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is concerned with all aspects of childhood infections, including the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic infectious diseases. We see children of all ages, from newborns to adolescents. In addition, we are happy to participate in the management of children with immunodeficiencies, immunosuppression associated with malignancies, organ transplantation, sickle cell disease, and other conditions that put children at increased risk for infections. Comprehensive history and physical examinations are performed on all patients along with laboratory and imaging as needed.
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division is primarily a consultative service for inpatients and outpatients. Most patients are seen by direct referral from their primary care physician; however, self-referral may be accepted because of a second opinion or other appropriate reason.
Conditions Treated
- Follow ups from meningitis and encephalitis
- Recurrent meningitis
- Fever of unknown origin/ Periodic fever.
- Lymphadenopathy and hepato-spleenomegaly for investigation
- Eosinophilia
- Adopted children for screening and workup
- Immigrant kids for investigation and follow up
- Tuberculosis pulmonary or extra pulmonary
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Osteomyelitis
- Discitis
- Empyemas and lung abscesses
- Chronic diarrhea
- Brain abscess
- Any child on prolonged IV antibiotic secondary to infection
- MRSA infections
- Latent tuberculosis
- Recurrent skin abscesses
- Travel clinic for advice before traveling.
- Fever after traveling
- Fever and rash
- Any infectious disease-related questions raised by pediatricians
