Updated case counts for October 15, 2012.

UPDATED: Frequently Asked Questions for Clinicians

NEW: What Should Physicians Be Doing?

UPDATED: Role of Antifungal Prophylaxis in Asymptomatic Patients

NEW: Interim Treatment Guidance for Central Nervous System (CNS) and/or Parameningeal Infections Associated with Injection of Potentially Contaminated Steroid Products

NEW: Interim Treatment Options for Septic Arthritis Associated With Injection of Potentially Contaminated Steroid Products

NEW: Interim Guidance for Management of Asymptomatic Persons Exposed to Potentially Contaminated Steroid Products

UPDATED: Instructions for Clinicians Regarding Diagnostic Testing and Specimen Shipping for Central Nervous System and Parameningeal Infections

Updated case counts for October 14, 2012.

Updated case counts for October 13, 2012.

Added new Digital Press Kit to Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation home page.

Updated case definition information.

Updated case counts for October 12, 2012.

Half of all lifetime cases of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders begin by age 14 and three-quarters by age 24 (Kessler, 2005; IOM, 2009). Intervening early at the individual, family and community level can delay or prevent the on-set of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders (IOM 2009).

Instructions for Clinical Teams Regarding Diagnostic Testing and Specimen Submission to CDC - Outbreak Associated With Injection of Potentially Contaminated Steroid Products

Updated Current Situation bullets.

Updated case counts for October 11, 2012.

Updated Current Situation bullets.

Added image of Exserohilum rostratum.

Updated case counts for October 10, 2012.