A News worthy item –
By Miriam Falco, CNN
updated 7:41 PM EDT, Fri October 5, 2012
(CNN) — Forty-seven people in seven states are now confirmed to have fungal meningitis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, 12 more than the day before.
The death toll hasn’t risen. So far, five people have died after having a preservative-free steroid called methylprednisolone acetate contaminated by a fungus injected into their spine. Michigan, the latest state to find patients sickened by the drug is reporting four cases.
Physicians and clinics in 23 states are reviewing patient records to determine which patients may have received injections contaminated with a fungus. The Greenspring Surgery Center in Baltimore, Maryland, has determined that 300 patients received injections with the recalled drug — manufactured by New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Robert Eisenberg, who is a nurse/administrator at the Baltimore facility told CNN no Greenspring patients are among the two confirmed cases in Maryland.
“Our doctors used it as standard medication,” he said. “We trust that all drug manufacturers provide drugs that are safe for our patients. We are very disappointed that in this particular instance they were not safe and put our patients at risk.”
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