News and updates

For the latest news and updates to the Infectious Diseases Web site

Coding guidelines for routine HIV testing in health care settings
The AMA, in collaboration with the AAHIVM, has just released a new CPT Coding Guide to help physicians and their billing staffs become familiar with the proper coding for submitting claims forms related to routine HIV Testing.

MMRV vaccine and febrile seizures
Highlights the new ACIP recommendation stating no preference for MMRV over MMR + V separately and discusses the incidence of febrile seizures following MMRV vaccine

AMA responds to premiere episode of ABC's Eli Stone
These letters urged ABC to remind their audiences that the content of this episode is fictional and that numerous well-conducted scientific studies by respected medical and scientific authorities have shown no link between vaccines and autism.

Outpatient Management of CA-MRSA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
This pocket guide was produced to help facilitate outpatient management of skin and soft tissue infections in the era of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections.

Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Guideline Summaries
These two antimicrobial usage compendia (one for adults and one for pediatrics) summarize the guidelines and recommendations from the leading medical experts and professional organizations in the United States for Sinusitis, Pharyngitis, Bronchitis, Acute Otitis Media, and Viral URI.