CDC investigating deadly meningitis injections

Contaminated steroids were distributed at clinics in these states. Read the names and locations of the clinics by clicking here.

Atlanta – Doctors at the Centers for Disease Control released details of steroid injections that have so far led to 15 deaths in 15 states.

Some 212 cases of non-contagious fungal meningitis are suspected of having been caused either by epidural injections of Methylprednisolone acetate in the spinal area, or in peripheral joint spaces of the hips, knees, or shoulders. An additional two cases of infection in peripheral joint spaces are attributed to the injections at clinics spread from coast to coast.

CDC and the Food and Drug Administration recalled three lots of the steroid, which was manufactured by New England Compounding Center, on September 26. Symptoms are said to develop slowly over a period of one to four weeks following the injection.(click here for a current situation report from CDC.