Fungal Meningitis -- United States
Fungal meningitis transmitted through injections of methylprednisolone contaminated with _Exserohilum rostratum_ affected 753 persons and caused 61 deaths in the USA in 2012 (1). More than 13 400 patients were potentially exposed to 1 of 3 contaminated drug lots (2,3). However, whether recommended treatment eliminates this disease is unknown because of limited reports of recurrent disease (4). As of December 2015, CDC had reported 8 cases of _E. rostratum_ meningitis relapses within a median
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