Interim Recommendations for Diagnosing and Managing Suspected Fungal Meningitis Associated with Epidural Anesthesia Administered in Matamoros, Mexico
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This COCA Call will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020
This COCA Call will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020
Overview
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Mexico Ministry of Health, and U.S. state and local health departments are responding to a multinational outbreak of fungal meningitis among patients who underwent surgical procedures under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, since January 1, 2023. To date, more than 200 U.S. citizens have been exposed to these procedures with three deaths resulting from this fungal meningitis outbreak.
During this COCA Call, presenters will provide epidemiological updates, give an in-depth description of the clinical course of patients treated in the United States, and discuss what clinicians need to know to evaluate and treat people under investigation and those with suspected and confirmed cases during this fungal meningitis outbreak.
Presenters
Tom Chiller, MD, MPHTM
Chief, Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dallas Smith, PharmD, MAS
LT, U.S. Public Health Service
Epidemiologist, Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
McGovern Medical School
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Chief Epidemiology Officer
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Call Materials
When:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022,
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
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When:
Thursday, June 8, 2023,
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
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