Katrina J. Anderson is an Infectious Disease Specialist working in Queanbeyan, NSW. She is based at Level 3, 34 Lowe Street, Queanbeyan, NSW 2620.
Infectious disease work can be intense. In many cases, Katrina looks after people who come in with serious infections or who get sick quickly. This includes situations where the body’s ability to fight germs is not at its best, and where small changes can become urgent.
Her care also covers blood-related conditions that can go with infection risk. That includes agranulocytosis, febrile neutropenia, and infantile neutropenia. When someone has fever and a low neutrophil count, it needs careful, fast assessment. At times, this is also linked to changes in how a patient is thinking or coping, such as delirium.
Katrina helps manage infections that are not just “common colds”. She has experience with COVID-19 and also with infections like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). For older people, illness can show up differently too. She works with patients living with dementia, where symptoms can overlap and it can be harder to tell what is going on, especially when someone is unwell.
Over time, Katrina’s approach focuses on calm decision-making, clear next steps, and close follow-up when things are changing. Infectious diseases can be complicated, but the basics still matter: getting the right tests, starting the right treatment at the right time, and reviewing how the patient is tracking as the days go on.
