INFECTIOUS DISEASE CARE
Expert Care for Complex Infections
Some infections need more than a standard course of treatment. Your Health’s Infectious Disease team provides specialized care for complex, recurring, and antibiotic-resistant infections. We work with your full care team to guide treatment, monitor your recovery, and help prevent further complications.
Infectious Disease Care Tailored to You
An infection can be difficult to manage when it keeps returning, does not respond to treatment, or requires ongoing antibiotics. An infectious disease specialist provides added expertise when your condition needs a closer look.
Your specialist reviews your health history, prior treatments, test results, and current medications to help determine the right next step. This may include adjusting an antibiotic, extending a treatment plan, or working with other members of your care team.
At Your Health, Infectious Disease care is integrated with your broader health needs. Our specialists work alongside Primary Care, Wound Care, Urology, and other care partners to support a safer, more coordinated recovery.
Specialized Support for Your Infection
Not every infection requires specialty care. However, added support may help when an infection becomes complex, returns often, or needs close monitoring over time.
The Right Treatment. The Right Support.
Treating an infection is not always as simple as choosing an antibiotic. Your treatment may depend on the type of infection, previous medications, test results, other health conditions, and how your body responds over time.
Our coordinated approach brings these pieces together.
Careful Antibiotic Management
Antibiotic stewardship means making sure antibiotics are prescribed and used only when they provide a clear health benefit. It also means choosing the right medicine, dose, and length of treatment for each patient.¹
Antibiotics can save lives, but they do not treat viruses and are not right for every illness. Unnecessary or incorrect antibiotic use can cause side effects and contribute to antimicrobial resistance.²
Support After the Hospital
Patients who leave the hospital with IV antibiotics or a PICC line may still need close medical oversight. Infectious disease follow-up can include reviewing the hospital treatment plan, monitoring test results, watching for medication concerns, and adjusting care when needed.
IDSA guidelines recommend infectious disease expert review before outpatient IV antibiotic treatment and regular laboratory monitoring while treatment continues.³
Connected Specialty Care
An infection may affect more than one part of your health. Your Infectious Disease specialist can communicate with Primary Care, Wound Care, Urology, nurses, and other providers so each member of your care team understands the plan.
Ongoing Follow-Up
Recovery can change from week to week. Regular follow-up gives your care team an opportunity to review your progress, address concerns, and respond when treatment is not working as expected.
Supporting Your Recovery Beyond the Infection
Our goal is not only to treat the infection in front of us. We also look for ways to support your recovery, reduce setbacks, and keep your care moving forward.
Your care may include:
Earlier access to infectious disease expertise
A treatment plan based on your health needs
Careful management of antibiotics
Follow-up during longer courses of treatment
Monitoring for side effects and changes in symptoms
Communication with your Primary Care and specialty providers
Continued support after a hospital stay
This proactive approach helps your care team address concerns earlier and may reduce avoidable emergency visits or hospital readmissions.
Specialized Expertise.
Connected Care.
Your infectious disease specialist works closely with the providers who already know you and your health history. Together, they build a care plan that supports your infection treatment and your overall well-being.
Meet some of our exceptional providers:
Get the Right Support for Your Infection
An infection that keeps returning or does not improve can leave you with questions. Your Health is here to help you understand what comes next and connect you with the care you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
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An infectious disease specialist helps diagnose and manage infections that are complex, recurring, resistant to treatment, or require longer-term care. At Your Health, this may include wound infections, recurring urinary tract infections, antibiotic-resistant infections, and infections requiring IV or long-term antibiotics.
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You may need specialty care when an infection does not improve, keeps returning, or requires a treatment plan that needs close monitoring. An infectious disease specialist can also provide added support after a hospital stay or when several providers are involved in your care.
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Yes. Infectious Disease care does not replace Primary Care. Your specialist works with your Primary Care provider and other members of your care team to help keep your treatment connected.
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Antibiotic resistance happens when germs develop the ability to defeat the medications designed to kill them. The germs become resistant—not your body. Resistant infections may be harder to treat and may require different medications or added specialist support.¹
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Some infections require medicine to be given directly into a vein. This is sometimes called outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, or OPAT. Your specialist helps determine the treatment plan and monitors how you respond while therapy continues.³
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A PICC line is a thin tube placed into a vein that may be used to provide IV medication over a longer period. Patients with a PICC line often need continued monitoring to make sure their infection treatment stays on track.
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Antibiotics can cause side effects and may affect people differently. Follow-up allows your care team to review your symptoms, test results, medication response, and any concerns that develop during treatment.
The CDC notes that people are more likely to develop a C. diff infection while taking antibiotics and during the month after treatment. Contact your healthcare provider if you develop new or severe diarrhea while taking an antibiotic.⁴
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Take antibiotics exactly as prescribed. Do not share them, save them for another illness, or take medication prescribed for someone else. Contact your healthcare provider when you have questions or notice side effects.²
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Referral requirements may depend on your insurance plan and medical needs. Contact our team to learn what is required before scheduling your visit.
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Coverage varies by insurance plan. Our team can help confirm your benefits and explain any referral or authorization requirements before your appointment.
Sources & References
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Antimicrobial Resistance Facts and Stats. Updated February 4, 2025. Accessed July 2026.
This source supports the definition of antimicrobial resistance and the estimate that more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur in the United States each year.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy Habits: Antibiotic Do’s and Don’ts. Updated September 23, 2025. Accessed July 2026.
This source supports the statements that antibiotics only treat certain bacterial infections, do not treat viruses, should be taken exactly as prescribed, and can cause side effects when used unnecessarily.
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Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy. Published November 13, 2018. Accessed July 2026.
This source supports infectious disease expert review and laboratory monitoring for patients receiving outpatient IV antimicrobial treatment.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About C. diff. Accessed July 2026.
This source supports the relationship between antibiotic use and the increased risk of developing a C. diff infection during treatment and shortly afterward.