Georgia - Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis and associated infections - 1 case

[Catbird]

Nothing from the state Dept. of Health website yet.


"Georgia Confirms First Case of Fungal Meningitis"

"The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is confirming the state's first case of fungal meningitis related to contaminated epidural steroidal injections. The patient is a 66-year-old female who lives in Bibb County (Macon), Ga. The patient is clinically stable, not hospitalized and is under the care of an infectious disease physician.

The patient received an injection of preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate from one of three implicated lots prepared by the New England Compounding Center (NECC), located in Framingham, Mass. The patient is among those who reported symptoms after receiving an injection for back pain at the Forsyth Street Ambulatory Surgery Center in Macon..."

 

[Shiloh]

Georgia: First case of fungal meningitis reported

Georgia: First case of fungal meningitis reported

Source: http://www.11alive.com/news/article...-fungal-meningitis-tied-to-outbreak-confirmed

First Georgia case of fungal meningitis tied to outbreak confirmed
2:28 PM, Oct 23, 2012

ATLANTA -- Officials with the Georgia Department of Public Health said Tuesday that a 66-year-old Macon woman has the state's first confirmed case of fungal meningitis in the state.

She is being treated by an infectious disease physician, but has not been hospitalized, according a release...