The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, part of the University of Michigan Health System, brings together the expertise and specialized skills of a multidisciplinary team devoted to promoting the best available care for infants, children and adolescents with infectious diseases and immunodeficiency disorders.
We treat a variety of diseases in children that include:
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MICROBIAL DISEASES:
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IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASES:
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INFECTIONS:
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FEVER SYNDROMES:
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We see more than 500 outpatients each year. Our role is to coordinate specialized health care with your child’s primary care physician.
We provide services for the evaluation, diagnosis, antimicrobial treatment (such as antibiotics to destroy microorganisms), and clinical management of children with acute infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. In addition, we plan strategies to prevent infections in children. We also offer care for children with HIV, recurrent infections and infectious complications of other medical problems, as well as children with abnormalities of the immune system or with fever of unknown origin.
Our Pediatric Infusion Room provides replacement intravenous gamma globulin (serum antibodies to provide immunity) to patients with defined immunoglobulin deficiencies. The Derrick Clinic, a dedicated HIV treatment center, has a number of services to assist HIV-infected children, their families and their communities in managing infection.