We provide specialised care for children with a wide range of infectious issues such as:
- Severe illness due to common infections of childhood
- Uncommon, recurrent, or severe infections due to other medical conditions, such as chronic heart disease, chronic lung disease, being on chemotherapy, post-organ transplant, and other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency
- Critically ill in the Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units
- Infections after injury or surgery
- Tuberculosis
- Being born to mothers with HIV infection
- Congenital infections
- Tropical infections
- Prolonged or unexplained fever
- Those who require travel advice and vaccines prior to overseas travel
Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT)
Our Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) service caters to stable and recovering children who need to continue antimicrobial treatment for a prolonged period of time. This allows your child to avoid a prolonged hospital stay, continue to live at home and attend school, while receiving intravenous antibiotics. Our dedicated specialty nurse will assist in wound care, intravenous line care, and is a point of contact and support for families of children with long term infections.