Meningitis Outbreak Currently Under Investigation By The CDC

Friday, October 5, 2012 - 22:10 in Health & Medicine

An outbreak of meningitis has been reported among patients who received injection of preservative-free methylprednisone acetate, a steroid medication which is administered by injection into the spinal cavity. As of today, 47 cases of meningitis and 5 deaths as a result of the distribution of contaminated compounds have been reported.  read more

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