Infectious and tropical diseases

The Infectious diseases department provides diagnosis, treatment and clinical-laboratory follow up for the main infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

The unit provides the following services:

• specialist examinations;
• pre- and post-HIV test counselling and referral to the centres providing antiretroviral therapy;
• screening, treatment and follow-up for STDs;
• diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis and complex respiratory infections;
• Mantoux test;
• nasal, throat, tonsil, urethral, and on skin lesions swabs;
• rapid diagnostic tests for some infectious diseases.