GESTIÓN EN SALUD PÚBLICA: Meningitis Update

martes, 16 de octubre de 2012

Meningitis Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 10/16/2012 01:14 PM EDT

New on the MedlinePlus Meningitis page:

More Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak

10/14/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Investigating reports of fungal infections in 2 heart transplant patients
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Source: HealthDay

CDC Says Nine More Cases of Meningitis Confirmed in U.S. Outbreak

10/14/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Nine more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 212.
Vials of the steroid distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC) - implicated in a meningitis outbreak - are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October 14, 2012. The outbreak has killed 15 people and put 14,000 at risk of contracting meningitis. REUTERS/Minnesota Department of Health/Handout.

Vials of the steroid distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC) - implicated in a meningitis outbreak - are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October 14, 2012. The outbreak has killed 15 people and put 14,000 at risk of contracting meningitis. REUTERS/Minnesota Department of Health/Handout.

Source: Reuters Health

Meningitis Outbreak Rises to 205 Cases: CDC

10/13/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 205 in 14 states.
Vials of the steroid distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC) - implicated in a meningitis outbreak - are pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October 14, 2012. REUTERS/Minnesota Department of Health/Handout.