CDC reports increase in non-meningitis infections tied to outbreak
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This photo shows shows vials of the injectable steroid product made by New England Compounding Center that are implicated in a 19-state outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections in patients who were treated for pain. / AP A 19-state outbreak tied to contaminated steroid injections is growing in cases of those who have been infected, however the new increase appears to more pronounced in non-meningitis infections. There have been 478 cases of fungal meningitis or related infections as of Nov. 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, plus 12 peripheral joint infections in areas such as the knees, hips, shoulders and elbows where people may have gotten the shots. Thirty-four people have died.
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| -0.101058 | "This isn't something new happening, but something that's coming to light after a much longer incubation period," Dr. J. Todd Weber, incident manager for response to the fungal meningitis outbreak and chief of prevention and response at the CDC's division of healthcare quality promotion, told ... |
| 0.0333939 | "The message I would give, for any patient who was exposed, if new symptoms develop they should be evaluated and the fungal infection should be considered," said Weber. |
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