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| DATE | 2012-10-14 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Lackluster quality control in Pharmacy ... no shit
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/oct/13/meningitis-outbreak-death-steroids-indiana?newsfeed=true
Health officials have confirmed another death of a patient injected with
a contaminated steroid shot, bringing the number of people killed in a
growing outbreak of fungal meningitis to 15.
On Saturday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the
figure for known cases of the illness had hit 197, up by 13 on the
previous day.
The health scare's latest victim was identified as a patient in Indiana,
a state that has now reported two deaths from the rare form of
meningitis. In addition, CDC noted a case of an infection, thought to
have been caused by an ankle injection, that has not been confirmed as
meningitis.
The outbreak has been traced to batches of methylprednisolone acetate
– a steroid used commonly to ease back pain – that were prepared
by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) and shipped to 76 clinics
in 23 states between July to September.
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