The index case for the fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States.

Pettit, April C

The index case for the fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States. [electronic resource] - The New England journal of medicine Nov 2012 - 2119-25 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

1533-4406

10.1056/NEJMoa1212292 doi


Aspergillosis--diagnosis
Aspergillus fumigatus--isolation & purification
Brain--diagnostic imaging
Cerebellum--blood supply
Cerebral Infarction--etiology
Cerebrospinal Fluid--parasitology
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Contamination
Fatal Outcome
Glucocorticoids--administration & dosage
Headache--etiology
Humans
Injections, Epidural--adverse effects
Intracranial Hemorrhages--diagnostic imaging
Low Back Pain--drug therapy
Male
Meningitis, Fungal--diagnosis
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
United States