Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012 – Update 2pm EST
Summary:
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is coordinating a multi-state investigation of meningitis among patients who received epidural steroid injections (medication injected into the spine). Several of these patients have had strokes related to the meningitis. In several patients, the meningitis was found to be caused by a fungus that is common in the environment but rarely causes meningitis. This form of meningitis is not contagious. The…
