Meningitis Cases from Tainted Steroids Continue to Rise
The number of meningitis cases attributed to contaminated steroids continues to rise.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now confirmed 105 patients infected with fungal meningitis, believed to be caused by injections from the tainted steroids. Eight of those people have died.
The steroids were manufactured in Massachusetts and shipped to 23 states including Georgia. The manufacturer has now recalled all of its products voluntarily. Neither the CDC nor the Food and Drug Administration has released a list of those product, saying that their joint investigation is ongoing.
None of the confirmed cases or deaths is in Georgia, though state health officials have confirmed that 189 people, all patients at a surgery center in Macon, did get injections with the tainted steroid.
And as of late last week, six of the Macon patients were being monitored after complaining of symptoms that could indicate meningitis.
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