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Not over yet: fungal infections following methyl prednisolone injections smoulder on.
The multistate outbreak of fungal infections in the United States following contaminated methyl prednisolone injection has been well reported (1). Meningitis was the most frequent consequence, but other infections included arachnoiditis, with local spinal infection and peripheral joint infections seen in 12% of cases. The black mold Exserohilum rostratum was implicated as the main causative age...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01745-14