Fungal meningitis from injection of contaminated steroids: a compounding problem.

• Authors: Lucy E Wilson, David Blythe, Joshua M Sharfstein
• Journal: JAMA (JAMA) Vol. 308 Issue 23 Pg. 2461-2 (Dec 19 2012) ISSN: 1538-3598 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23104261 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Steroids

Topics

• Disease Outbreaks
• Drug Compounding (standards)
• Drug Contamination
• Humans
• Interinstitutional Relations
• Meningitis, Fungal (epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
• Pain (drug therapy)
• Patient Safety
• Population Surveillance
• Risk
• Steroids (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• United States (epidemiology)
• United States Food and Drug Administration