Update : Multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections associated with contaminated steroid medication

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• Alternative Title:
  Multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections associated with contaminated steroid medication
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  November 20, 2012, 15:00 ET (3:00 PM ET)
  
  CDC HAN-00335-2012-11-20-ADV-N
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to work closely with state public health departments on a multistate investigation of fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who received a methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injection prepared by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Framingham, Mass. This HAN notice provides updated information on the following:
  
  • Epidural abscess and other clinical syndromes being diagnosed in exposed patients
  
  • Diagnostic and treatment recommendations for clinicians.
  
  
• 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 ; 335
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  335
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:470efbec8043959076ffc8875d59118fe7b0ea1c8745cdca885524fc19584628fea9e916b48ee03d38185a3c6a7370718322d168ca60c44196cd62afc5b3c576
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25244/cdc_25244_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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