Infectious Disease Services

Loyola Medicine's infectious disease specialists diagnose and treat patients with a wide spectrum of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic diseases. This includes patients with the following diseases:

• Coronavirus
• HIV/AIDS and related complications
• Infections associated with transplants (both solid organ and stem cell) and cancer therapy
• Influenza and its complications
• Monkeypox
• Refractory mycobacterial infections

We offer the latest in microbiology laboratory testing to support infection diagnosis and selection of effective antimicrobial therapy.

Our MRSA control program also screens patients who are scheduled to be admitted to the hospital for the superbug MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Specialized Services

Loyola’s infectious disease specialists provide care for men and women of all ages outstanding, conveniently located facilities. We offer multidisciplinary facilities at the Loyola University Medical Center campus, in addition to outpatient services at other locations.

We offer the following specialized services to provide you with the most comprehensive care:

• HIV/AIDS care — A multidisciplinary team provides care for more than 500 individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), using the latest antiviral drugs and related treatments to provide the best possible quality of life for each patient.
   
• Infective endocarditis care — Endocarditis, or the infection of heart valves, heart lining and heart devices, is treated in collaboration with cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons.

Research

Loyola’s expert infectious disease faculty is actively pursuing new research with a focus on patient-centered outcomes, including studies on:

• Antibiotic stewardship
• C. difficile infection
• Fungal diseases of immunocompromised patients
• Hepatitis virus infections
• HIV/AIDS
• Hospital infection control
• Mycobacterial diseases
• Orthopaedic and related skin and soft tissue infections
• Transplant-related infections

Loyola Medicine contributes to a national reference center for identifying and testing antibiotic resistant bacteria.

As an academic medical center, Loyola is dedicated to improving future treatments by conducting research on new diagnostics and treatments. Loyola’s patients benefit from research discoveries made here.

Learn about Loyola’s current clinical trials