Infectious Disease

UC San Diego Health's board-certified infectious disease specialists offer expert consultations to prevent, diagnose and manage all types of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.

Our infectious disease specialists often work closely with our cancer and organ transplant teams to prevent and effectively treat complicated infections when they do arise.

Many of our infectious disease services require a referral from another physician, typically a person's primary care provider.

Conditions Treated

Bloodstream infections
Bone and joint infections
Cardiac infections, including endocarditis
COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Long COVID-19, also known as post-COVID-19 syndrome or chronic COVID-19
Gastrointestinal infections, including Clostridium difficile infections
HIV/AIDS at the Owen Clinic
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Intra-abdominal infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections
Monkeypox
Outpatient parenteral therapy for serious infections
Post-surgical infections, such as prosthetic joint infections and wound infections
Respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, with rapid testing offered at our Urgent Care and Express Care locations
Sexually-transmitted infections, such as herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia
Skin and soft-tissue infections
Tuberculosis
Tropical diseases, such as malaria
Urinary tract infections, including recurrent infections and those caused by drug-resistant bacteria

COVID-19 Services / Information

UC San Diego Health's physicians were the first in the region to care for COVID-19 patients and among the first in the nation to develop in-house COVID-19 testing. With our expertise, we help ensure that you and your loved ones receive the best care, in the safest possible environment.