Information on Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

Links to the latest guidance and information

 Fungal Meningitis Update from IDWeek - Clinical Infectious Diseases  DECEMBER 18, 2012

Current Situation

• Notice to Clinicians: Continued Vigilance Urged for Fungal Infections among Patients Who Received Contaminated Steroid Injections - CDC MAR 4, 2013
• Update: Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Infections among Persons Who Received Injections with Contaminated Medication - CDC DEC 20, 2012
•  Update: Additional Contamination Identified in Medical Products from New England Compounding Center - CDC DEC 4, 2012
• Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections Associated with Contaminated Steroid Medication - CDC NOV 20, 2012
• Current Case Counts - CDC
• Healthcare Facilities that Received Methylprednisolone from NECC - CDC
• Contamination Identified in Additional Medical Products from New England Compounding Center - CDC
• Voluntary Recall of All Ameridose Medical Products - CDC

Case Definitions

• Case Definitions for Meningitis and Septic Arthritis OCT 24, 2012
• Infections Possibly Associated with Non-methylprednisolone Products from NECC OCT 24, 2012

Diagnostics

• CNS and Parameningeal Infections OCT 14, 2012
• Septic Arthritis and Bone Infections OCT 16, 2012

Clinical Guidance on Treatment

• Central Nervous System (CNS) and Parameningeal Infections OCT 23, 2012
• Osteoarticular Infections OCT 23, 2012

Clinical Management of Asymptomatic Patients

• Patients Who Received Epidural or Paraspinal Injections OCT 23, 2012
• Patients Who Received Intra-articular Injections OCT 23, 2012

FDA Communications

• FDA provides NECC Customer Lists UPDATED: Oct 24, 2012 (NOTE: Scroll to the bottom of page for lists)
• Patient Notification Letter (PDF)

Publications

• New England Journal of Medicine: Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Methylprednisolone Injections — Preliminary Report DEC 19, 2012
• Annals of Internal Medicine: Early Clinical Observations in Prospectively Followed Patients With Fungal Meningitis Related to Contaminated Epidural Steroid Injections Nov 12, 2012
• New England Journal of Medicine: Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Methylprednisolone in Tennessee Nov 6, 2012
• MMWR: Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak — Interim Guidance for Treatment Oct 19, 2012
• MMWR: Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Infection Associated with Injection of Methylprednisolone Acetate Solution from a Single Compounding Pharmacy — United States, 2012 Oct 12, 2012
• New England Journal of Medicine: Brief Report: The Index Case for the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in the United States OCT 19, 2012
• New England Journal of Medicine: Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Methylprednisolone Injections - Preliminary Report OCT 19, 2012
• Annals of Internal Medicine: Fatal Exserohilum Meningitis and Central Nervous System Vasculitis after Cervical Epidural Methylprednisolone Injection& Lyons JL, Gireesh ED; Trivedi JB, et al. OCT 17, 2012

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