“When it became clear that the infection-control practices at the clinic were up to par, the steroid medication became implicated,” Schaffner said.
Federal officials did not release condition reports or details on all the patients in the five states. Fungal meningitis is treated with high-dose antifungal medications, usually given intravenously in a hospital.
Seventeen of the Tennessee cases were treated at the Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Center in Nashville. It had 2,000 vials of the suspect lots, the largest number. That clinic voluntarily closed last month to deal with the investigation.
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Stobbe reported from New York.
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Online:
CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/fungal.html
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