Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Saint Louis University School of Medicine's Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases provides expert, comprehensive care to children with acute and chronic infections.
Combating Infections in Children
The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases offers inpatient and outpatient treatment for a wide range of infections in newborns, children and adolescents. Physicians and nurses take pride in providing compassionate care, ensuring that infections are immediately detected, and educating families and caregivers about diagnoses and treatment recommendations.
Clinical Services
- Persistent or recurrent fevers
- Congenital infections in newborns
- Infections from antibiotic resistant bacteria
- Complicated pneumonia and strep throat
- Infections in children who are immunocompromised
- Bone and joint, bloodstream, and fungal and skin infections
- Infection prevention for children traveling abroad
Additionally, division faculty work closely with infection prevention nurses to reduce the risk of a hospital-acquired infection. They also collaborate with pharmacy colleagues on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, which combats resistant bacteria in patients and the community.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research and Training
The division is exploring new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat infections in children. Researchers focus on vaccine clinical trials, congenital infections and infections in immunocompromised children.
Division physicians are also passionate educators who’ve earned widespread recognition for teaching undergraduate and graduate medical students.