[Standards in inpatient care of infectious diseases].

Abstract

In addition to the one-year advanced training program in infectious diseases that has been in place for several years, a six-year-full specialist training in internal medicine and infectious diseases (ID) has recently been introduced in Germany. While recommendations for ID training program curricula were developed, there is no description of genuine ID activities in Germany, nor have any working standards been defined to date. However, this seems to be necessary, both for the structural implementation of ID in German hospitals and for ensuring the quality-of-care. The current article therefore outlines standards for core ID activities as well as quality requirements for efficient ID training programs. As long as no separate speciality for pediatric ID is established in Germany, these principles should also apply in paediatrics and adolescent medicine.