Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In 2012, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a fungal meningitis outbreak due to Exserohilum rostratum, caused by methylprednisolone administration. Twelve years later, an iatrogenic outbreak of Fusarium meningitis was documented in Mexico after epidural anesthesia.
Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae514
Author: Daniel Aguilar-Zapata
Institution: Hospital Médica Sur
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,256
OpenAlex ID: W4402666895