Infectious Disease specialists available through Norton Healthcare

Tom Heiser

6 years ago

Shigella bacteria, computer illustration. Shigella sp. are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (bacilli) and are the causative agent of human shigellosis. They infect the large intestine and cause dysentery, which can vary in severity from a mild attack of diarrhoea to an acute infection.

Norton Infectious Disease specialists are committed to providing quality health care. All of the specialists in the practice are specially trained in infectious diseases. The physicians also provide inpatient and outpatient care at Norton Brownsboro Hospital and Norton Hospital.

Norton Infectious Disease specialists are skilled in managing a wide range of infectious disease including:

Bone and joint infections
Clostridium difficile (C. diff)
Diabetic foot infections
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV
Infection and immunity
Mycobacterium
Osteomyelitis
Pneumonia
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)
Sexual health
Shingles
Syphilis and other sexually transmitted disease

Refer a patient

If you have a patient that has one of the above conditions or needs further evaluating or treatment, you can refer to Norton Infectious Disease through this online referral form, or call (502) 394-6470 for the Brownsboro location or (502) 629-6498 for the downtown location.