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Meningitis

Health Advisory: Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease in Florida Involving Men Who Have Sex with Men-Recommendations for San Francisco

May 18, 2022 by

Tagged With: Meningitis, Meningococcal Disease, MSM

NECC Recall and Meningitis

November 13, 2017 by

Tagged With: Meningitis

CDC Health Update (HAN): New England Compounding Center – Additional Contamination Identified

November 13, 2017 by

CDC and FDA identified additional microbial contamination in unopened vials of betamethasone, cardioplegia, and triamcinolone solutions distributed and recalled from NECC. Contamination includes bacteria known as Bacillus, and fungal species including Aspergillus tubingensis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Cladosporiumspecies, and Penicilliumspecies. Healthcare providers should remain alert for the possibility of infections from these medications. Read the full CDC… Read More »

Tagged With: Meningitis

SFDPH Press Release: Consider Vaccination to Prevent Meningitis for Certain San Francisco Men Traveling to New York City

November 13, 2017 by

Tagged With: Meningitis, Meningococcal Disease

CDC Health Update (HAN): Notice to Clinicians: Continued Vigilance Urged for Fungal Infections among Patients Who Received Contaminated Steroid Injections

November 13, 2017 by

CDC is still receiving new reports of fungal infections among patients who were given injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) from NECC. Most of these recent cases have been localized spinal or paraspinal infections in patients, although new cases of meningitis or arachnoiditis also have been reported. CDC is recommending that physicians seeing patients with… Read More »

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