CBS - CDC - FDA - Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation

cbsnews.com - CDC - FDA - October 9, 2012

(CBS News) NASHVILLE - The deadly outbreak of meningitis, tied to tainted steroid injections, keeps spreading.

This afternoon, health officials warned patients will need to watch for symptoms for three months, not the previously recommended 30 days.

Tennessee health officials also say they've identified a second fungus in the tainted vials -- Exserohilum -- a fungus most doctors never encounter in all their years practicing medicine.

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CDC is aware that New England Compounding Center (NECC) has voluntarily expanded its recall to include all products currently in circulation that were compounded at and distributed from its facility in Framingham, Massachusetts.
http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/meningitis.html

List of Recalled Products Related to Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm322752.htm

Frequently Asked Questions For Patients: Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation
http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/patients/faq-meningitis-outbreak-patients.html