Infectious disease specialist in Latviawhere to get treatment, how to verify certification, what this doctor does
- Certification check: State register of medical practitioners
- Certificates are issued by the Certification Council of the Latvian Medical Association
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An infectious disease specialist deals with prolonged fever, suspected infections and questions about the course of treatment. The doctor explains the test results and the next steps.
The consultation happens over video, so it works the same in Riga, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Jelgava, Jurmala, Ventspils and Rezekne.
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Other Infectious disease specialist doctors in Latvia
These doctors have not confirmed their profile yet, so they cannot be booked for now.
- Kristīne Ābeltiņa
- Ilze Ābrāma
- Gunta Andersone
- Seda Arutjuņana
- Inga Ažiņa
- Inta Bērziņa
Known infectious disease specialists in Latvia
No names are listed for this specialty yet
We are adding them gradually. Doctors you can book are shown at the top of this page.
When to call 113 instead of booking
- High fever with confusion, seizures or marked drowsiness.
- A stiff neck and headache with fever and intolerance of light.
- Small skin bleeds that do not fade under pressure, together with fever.
- Breathlessness at rest, or blue-tinged lips.
- Inability to keep fluids down from prolonged vomiting or diarrhoea, especially in a child or older person.
- Rapidly spreading redness, swelling and pain in the skin together with fever.
- Fever in a patient receiving chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment.
- Fever after returning from the tropics, especially with chills and weakness.
What this specialist treats
An infectious disease specialist diagnoses and treats infection. Rīga East University Hospital states that its infectious disease doctors see patients with:
- Illness presenting with fever, including fever of unknown origin
- Infections: tonsillitis, influenza, pneumonia, gut and urinary infections, Lyme disease
- Cases involving resistant organisms
- Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, including Clostridium difficile infection
- Liver disease, including viral hepatitis
- Vaccination questions, including before travel
The Latvian Centre of Infectology adds HIV and AIDS, tick-borne disease, tropical and travel-related illness, skin and sexually transmitted infections, parasitic disease, and rare and re-emerging infections.
When no referral is needed
For people with HIV, the infectious disease specialist is a direct-access specialist, meaning no referral is needed for a state-funded consultation.
The Centre for Disease Prevention and Control describes another route: if a rapid test at an HIV prevention point is positive, the point issues a referral allowing a free laboratory test and an infectious disease consultation at the Latvian Centre of Infectology within a week. Blood for HIV testing can also be given at any laboratory with a family doctor referral, paying the patient co-payment, or without a referral by paying for the service.
In all other cases a referral is needed for a state-funded consultation.
Glossary
- Fever of unknown origin
- persistent fever whose cause initial investigations do not find.
- Viral hepatitis B and C
- viral liver inflammation that may become chronic and need long-term monitoring.
- Clostridium difficile infection
- a gut infection that often develops after antibiotic treatment.
- Lyme disease
- a tick-borne infection that can affect the skin, joints and nervous system.
- Resistant organism
- a bacterium against which standard antibiotics do not work.
- FibroScan
- a non-invasive liver test measuring the stiffness of liver tissue.
- Rapid test
- a quick test whose positive result must be confirmed in a laboratory.
- Adherence
- how consistently a patient follows the prescribed treatment regimen.
How someone becomes an infectious disease specialist in Latvia
- Six years of medical study and a doctor's degree, at RSU or the University of Latvia.
- Residency in infectious diseases. Programme page: RSU residency programme.
- The certificate is valid for 5 years. Recertification requires 250 continuing education points, at least 60 per cent tied to the base specialty, plus a 48.38 EUR fee.
- Entry in the practitioners register must be renewed every 5 years.
How to verify this doctor's certificate
- 1Open registri.vi.gov.lv/rap.
- 2Enter the surname or practitioner identifier in the search box.
- 3Confirm the listed specialty reads "Infektologs". Some doctors also hold internal medicine or hepatology.
- 4Check the certificate validity date. A permit or an adaptation period is not a certificate.
- 5If anything is unclear, see the register explanation page.
Where this specialist practises, by city
Rīga
- Latvian Centre of Infectology, Rīga East University Hospital
Linezera iela 3, LV-1006. The hospital states it is the only specialist infectious disease institution in Latvia, treating more than 7,000 inpatients a year across around 400 different diagnoses. Central booking line 67000610, weekdays 08:00 to 18:00.
- Infectology outpatient clinic
offering outpatient services including liver FibroScan and vaccination. The vaccination room line is 67014504; vaccination is walk-in except for Covid-19.
- Adherence room
room 213 at the same address. Consultations are free and require no appointment, in person or by phone on 67014736 and 20205353.
- Rīga East University Hospital "Gaiļezers"
where infectious disease doctors see patients with fever, infections and vaccination questions.
The emergency and admissions department at Linezera iela 3 operates from 08:00 to 19:00, on weekdays and weekends alike.
Choosing between doctors
- Care is concentrated. Specialist infectious disease care in Latvia sits largely in one centre, so the practical choice is narrow.
- HIV. People with HIV need no referral, and the route into care can also start at an HIV prevention point.
- Hepatitis. For hepatitis B or C, check whether the provider has FibroScan and whether a referral makes it state-funded.
- Travel. If pre-travel vaccination is needed, plan early, since some vaccines require several doses.
- Second opinion. Patients may freely choose the doctor and institution.
What a visit looks like
- Bring all test results, discharge summaries and details of any antibiotics taken, including which ones and for how long.
- If symptoms began after travel, prepare details of the countries visited, dates, and vaccinations taken before the trip.
- After a tick bite, the date and location of the bite are useful.
- Bring vaccination records if the question concerns vaccination.
- Some tests, such as FibroScan, run on a walk-in basis, while a doctor's consultation requires an appointment.
Cost
In the public system, with a referral, a specialist visit costs 4.00 EUR, with co-payments capped at 570.00 EUR per calendar year. People with HIV need no referral.
- Patient co-payment for a specialist visitPrice EUR: 4.00Source: NVD
- Liver FibroScan with an infectious disease or hepatology referral for specified diagnosesPrice EUR: 0.00Source: Latvian Centre of Infectology
- Liver FibroScan without a referralPrice EUR: 20.00Source: Latvian Centre of Infectology
- Consultation at the adherence roomPrice EUR: 0.00Source: Adherence room
- Laboratory test and consultation with an HIV prevention point referralPrice EUR: 0.00Source: SPKC
Professional associations and oversight
Two organisations represent the field:
- Latvijas Infektologu, hepatologu un HIV/AIDS speciālistu asociācija, registration number 40008237840, registered address Kazarmu iela 2-15, Rīga, LV-1013, contact Inga Ažiņa, email infektologu.asociacija@infekcija.lv, infekcija.lv.
- Latvijas Infektologu un Hepatologu asociācija, registration number 40008176207, registered address Linezera iela 3, Rīga, LV-1006, contact Indra Zeltiņa.
The names are similar, so when checking a doctor's membership, read the exact name and registration number.
Certificates are issued by the Certification Council of the Latvian Medical Association, founded in 1988. The sector regulator is the Health Inspectorate, while national surveillance of infectious disease sits with the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Patient rights and complaints
If you have doubts about the quality of care, raise them first with the institution's management, which must operate a complaints and suggestions system. If that does not resolve it, a written submission goes to the Health Inspectorate no later than two years after the alleged infringement, and is reviewed within 30 days, extendable to four months in complex cases. The procedure is set out on the Health Inspectorate site.
FAQ
Do I need a referral to see an infectious disease specialist?
People with HIV do not. In all other cases a referral is needed for a state-funded consultation.
What does a visit cost?
With a referral, 4.00 EUR. Consultations at the adherence room are free and need no appointment.
Where can I get an HIV test?
At any laboratory with a family doctor referral, paying the patient co-payment, or without a referral by paying. With a referral from an HIV prevention point, the test and the consultation at the Latvian Centre of Infectology are free.
What does a liver FibroScan cost?
With an infectious disease or hepatology referral for specified diagnoses, the state pays. Without a referral it costs 20.00 EUR.
How often is certification renewed?
Every 5 years, on 250 continuing education points.
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