Sterling Group Infectious Disease

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Our clinic will be closed on 7/4 & 7/5 in observance of Independence Day. We will resume normal hours on Monday, 7/8!

Have you recently received IV antibiotics? Follow up with our Infectious disease physician, Dr. Tamara Johnson, if you have recently been treated for any of the following conditions:

-Bacteremia
-Endocarditis
-Osteomyelitis
-Chronic Wound Infections

Sterling Group Infectious Disease has moved to the second floor of the Ameris Bank Medical Education Center located behind The Vereen Center. We will start seeing patients at this new location on Monday, June 24th!

To stop the spread of germs, washing your hands with soap and warm water is a must. Help us stop the spread by doing our part. Wash your hands!

Roughly 1.1 million people, in the U.S., are living with HIV. Out of those people, nearly 1 in 7 of these people are unaware they have HIV. Detection is key to stopping the spread.

There is a CURE! Insurances now cover hepatitis C testing under a wellness visit. There's a 3-month treatment covered by all insurances, and we participate in a drug assistance program for those with no insurance. Don't let Hepatitis C control your life any longer, come in and GET. THE. CURE.

Some people infected by HIV develop a flu-like illness within two to four weeks after the virus enters the body. This may last for a few weeks. Possible signs and symptoms include:
-Fever/Night sweats
-Headache/Muscle aches and joint pain
-Rash
-Sore throat and painful mouth sores/Cough
-Diarrhea/Weight loss
These symptoms can be so mild that you might not even notice them. However, the amount of virus in your bloodstream is high at this time, causing the infection to spread more easily during primary infection than during the next stage.

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