CDC Clinical Call: Outbreak of Fungal Meningistis and Other Infections

CDC Clinical Call: Outbreak of Fungal Meningistis and Other Infections

CDC Clinical Call: Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 03/08/2013 11:06 AM EST

Save-the-date: CDC Clinician Conference Call

Wednesday, March 13^th 2013 at 5pm ET

A conference call for clinicians interested in obtaining additional information about the management and treatment of patients with fungal illness associated with the fungal meningitis outbreak has been scheduled for March 13 at 5:00PM ET. CDC medical officer Dr. Tom Chiller will be leading the call along with Dr. Anu Malani from St. Joseph’s Mercy Medical Center in Michigan. Additional details about the call can be found on CDC’s website http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/clinicians/index.html.  

Call-in number: 888-942-8615

Participant passcode: 2368838

Updated clinical guidance:

Please review the Health Alert Network notice below for:

• Information about the current status of the outbreak;
• Recommendations for clinical management and follow-up of exposed patients; and
• Information about new revisions to web-based interim clinical guidance (http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/clinicians/guidance_cns.html).