Multistate outbreak of fungal infection associated with injection of methylprednisolone acetate solution from a single compounding pharmacy - United States, 2012.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep ; 61(41): 839-42, 2012 Oct 19.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23076093

Subject(s)

Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/adverse effects; Disease Outbreaks; Drug Contamination; Meningitis, Fungal/epidemiology; Methylprednisolone/analogs & derivatives; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aspergillus fumigatus/isolation & purification; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; Drug Compounding; Female; Humans; Injections, Epidural; Male; Meningitis, Fungal/complications; Meningitis, Fungal/diagnosis; Meningitis, Fungal/etiology; Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage; Methylprednisolone/adverse effects; Methylprednisolone Acetate; Middle Aged; Pharmacies; United States/epidemiology; Young Adult

Search on Google

Add to My VHL

XML

PubMed Links

Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Methylprednisolone / Drug Contamination / Disease Outbreaks / Meningitis, Fungal / Anti-Inflammatory Agents Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Guideline / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Year: 2012 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

Search on Google

Add to My VHL

XML

PubMed Links