Meningitis Outbreak: 424 Cases, 31 Deaths
"(WASHINGTON) -- Another person has died from fungal meningitis in an outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections, health officials reported Wednesday.
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It's not clear how the fungus landed in the pharmacy's ostensibly sterile vials, some of which were shipped to clinics without sterility testing, according to an inspection by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Floor mats near sterile drug-mixing areas were "visibly soiled with assorted debris," and a leak from a nearby boiler created an "environment susceptible to contaminant growth," according to the report. "
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