Investigating The Out Break Of Fungal Meningitis

Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.  The initial symptoms are dizziness, nausea, elevated body temperature, and head pain. 

The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) is currently investigating an out break of fungal meningitis.  Individuals became infected with fungal meningitis through medication (injectable steroids) injected in to the body to relieve pain. 

Approximately fifty vials of  steroid medication has tested positive for fungus.  Two fungus types have been connected to infected patients.  The Aspergillus a fungus more commonly found.  And Exserohilum a black mold fungus.  This leaves the CDC to question the accuracy of the diagnostic testing. 

The CDC has encouraged providers to treat a patient who is known to have received an effected steroid injection with the antifungal medications even if the person's diagnostic test shows no fungal significance.  A precautionary practice.

The CDC identified the New England Compounding Center as the source of the steroid contaminated with fungus.  In cooperation with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation the New England Compounding Center coordinated a voluntary nation wide recall of all products from the Framingham Massachusetts Distribution Center.

Health planners are reviewing regulations that govern activity of a compounding pharmacy verses larger scale drug manufacturing.  Specifically has the regulatory capacity at the state level evolved to attend to the market changes. 

Home Care Path encourages seniors and their family to watch this very important investigation as it unfolds. 

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