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1. Fungal contamination of methylprednisolone causing recurrent lumbosacral intradural abscess

Author

Renfrow, Jaclyn J., Frenkel, Mark B., and Hsu, Wesley

Subjects
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Care and treatment, Contamination, Health aspects, Mycoses -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects, Meningitis -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects, Recurrence (Disease) -- Care and treatment -- Health aspects, Steroids (Organic compounds) -- Health aspects, Antifungal agents -- Contamination -- Health aspects, Long term care -- Health aspects, Glucocorticoids -- Contamination -- Health aspects, Methylprednisolone -- Contamination -- Health aspects
Abstract

Fungal meningitis transmitted through injections of methylprednisolone contaminated with Exserohilum rostratum affected 753 persons and caused 61 deaths in the United States in 2012 (1). More than 13,400 patients were [...]

Published
2017

2. Spinal and paraspinal infections associated with contaminated methylprednisolone acetate injections--Michigan, 2012-2013

Author

Finks, Jennie, Collins, Jim, Miller, Corinne, Fiedler, Jay, Johnson, Shannon, Coyle, Joseph R., Brennan, Brenda M., Moudgal, Varsha, Vandenberg, David, Arbor, Ann, Speirs, Karen M., Martin, David, Tichendelean, Carmen, Sula, Dennis, Ledtke, Christopher, Heyding, Robert A., MacCannell, Taranisia, Chiller, Tom, McFadden, Jevon, Dantes, Raymund, and Nyaku, Mawuili K.

Subjects
New England Compounding Pharmacy Inc., Contamination, Health aspects, Meningitis -- Health aspects, Glucocorticoids -- Contamination -- Health aspects, Pharmaceutical industry -- Health aspects, Methylprednisolone -- Contamination -- Health aspects, Corticosteroids -- Contamination -- Health aspects
Abstract

As of May 6, 2013, Michigan had reported 167 (52%) of the 320 paraspinal or spinal infections without meningitis associated with the 2012-2013 fungal meningitis outbreak nationally. Although the index [...]

Published
2013

3. MRI screening may help identify spinal infections from contaminated drug injections

Subjects
Contamination, Health aspects, Meningitis -- Health aspects, Methylprednisolone -- Contamination -- Health aspects, Magnetic resonance imaging -- Health aspects
Abstract

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at TB & Outbreaks Week -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to [...]

Published
2013

4. Update on multistate outbreak of fungal infections associated with contaminated methylprednisolone injections, 2012-2014

Author

McCotter, Orion Z., Smith, Rachel M., Westercamp, Mathew, Kerkering, Thomas M., Malani, Anurag N., Latham, Robert, Peglow, Sheree L., Mody, Rajal K., Pappas, Peter G., and Chiller, Tom M.

Subjects
Contamination, Health aspects, Mycoses -- Health aspects, Meningitis -- Health aspects, Glucocorticoids -- Contamination -- Health aspects, Methylprednisolone -- Contamination -- Health aspects
Abstract

During September 2012, CDC, in collaboration with state and local health departments and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), investigated a multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections caused [...]

Published
2015

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