Update : Multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and joint infections associated with contaminated steroid medications

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• Alternative Title:
  Multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and joint infections associated with contaminated steroid medications
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; United States. Food and Drug Administration.
• Description:
  October 17, 2012, 13:15 (1:15 PM ET)
  
  CDCHAN-00329-2012-10-17-UPD-N
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to work closely with state public health departments on a multistate investigation of fungal meningitis and joint infections among patients who received a methylprednisolone acetate injection prepared by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Framingham, Mass. Some of these patients who received epidural injections also suffered strokes that may have resulted from their infection. This HAN notice provides updated information on the following:
  
  • Status of the investigation.
  
  • FDA issuance of a MedWatch Safety Alert on October 15 advising clinicians to follow-up with patients who received an injectable NECC product, including any ophthalmic drug that is injectable or used in conjunction with eye surgery, and a cardioplegic solution purchased from or produced by NECC after May 21, 2012.
  
  • Recommendations for clinicians.
  
  • Case definition.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Anti-Inflammatory Agents/adverse Effects Aspergillus Fumigatus Disease Outbreaks Drug Compounding Drug Contamination Injections, Epidural Meningitis, Fungal Methylprednisolone Steroids/adverse Effects Stroke
• Source:
  HAN ; 329
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  4 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  329
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4694f692593cb783bff374c3b69001e7f88bb3a9a3144da361e23e03c1725ce63b3f1782087b69d4af0f67924c483f7addf0aaf4e3ce0268c281e40065b0cf19
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25238/cdc_25238_DS1.pdf
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