Patients from all over the Region of Southern Denmark with CNS infections and complicated bacterial infections in joints, bones, and soft tissues are treated here at the Infectious Diseases Department.
Our primary focus
At the Infectious Diseases Department Q, we handle the investigation, treatment, and follow-up of patients with severe bacterial infections such as infections in:
- The spine (spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess)
- Heart valves
- Severe respiratory infections
- Intra-abdominal infections
- Brain abscesses and meningitis.
Research
Patient care is supported by the development of guidelines and research. Department Q is represented in the Regional Antibiotics Committee and has, among other things, contributed to the development of the Interregional Antibiotics Guidelines. The department also works with Antibiotic Stewardship.