At MercyOne, our infectious disease specialists provide compassionate, expert care for complex and chronic infections. Our team offers advanced diagnostics and personalized care, whether you're facing a difficult-to-diagnose illness, preparing for international travel or managing a condition that hasn’t responded to treatment. With access to cutting-edge therapies and a team approach, we partner with you to restore your health and prevent future infections.
Services and specialties
MercyOne’s Infectious Disease Care team provides comprehensive services for adults, including:
- Consultation for immunocompromised patients (e.g., chemotherapy, transplant recipients).
- Device-related infection prevention and management
- HIV care and primary care services for HIV patients (including Ryan White Part B & C support).
- In-depth evaluations and treatment for bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections.
- Post-exposure and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PEP and PrEP).
- STI testing and treatment
- Support for high-risk pregnancies affected by infection
- Travel medicine and vaccination guidance
Conditions treated
Our specialists treat a wide range of infectious diseases, including:
- Bone and joint infections (including prosthetic joint infections)
- Central nervous system infections
- Clostridium difficile infections (including recurrent or resistant cases)
- Complicated respiratory tract infections
- Endocarditis and vascular infections
- Fever of unknown origin
- Hepatitis B and C (testing and treatment)
- HIV/AIDS (including primary care services for HIV patients and Ryan White Part B and C support)
- Infections in high-risk pregnancy
- Infections in immunocompromised hosts (e.g., solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients)
- Infections with multi-drug-resistant organisms: MRSA, VRE, ESBL, CREs
- Intra-abdominal infections
- Invasive fungal infections
- Mycobacterial infections (including tuberculosis)
- Other device-related infections
- Other viral infections
- Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for individuals at risk for HIV infection
- Recurrent infections
- Recurrent or complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Recurrent or resistant skin and soft tissue infections
- Sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing and treatment
- Skin and soft tissue infections
- Tropical and travel-related infections
Meet our Providers
Ami Patel, MD
Infectious Diseases +1 more
Accepting New Patients
Offers Virtual Visits
Our Care Locations
Specialty Clinic
MercyOne Des Moines Infectious Disease Care
411 Laurel Street Suite A120 - Des Moines, IA 50314
Specialty Clinic
MercyOne Genesis Infectious Disease Care
1228 East Rusholme Street East Rusholme Health Plaza 1, Suite 3060 - Davenport, IA 52803
Specialty Clinic
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Infectious Disease Care
855 Illini Dr., Suite 201 - Silvis, IL 61282
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