CDC

While transmission of infection through use of shared needles is often considered a problem of illicit drug users, the danger may be closer than you think.  In January of this year, more than 1,900 patients received letters from New York Hospital concerning blood testing needed to rule out disease transmission from shared insulin pens. An […]

Last year, injectable steroid products produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) were found to be contaminated with fungal material because of production in non-sterile conditions. As of early September this year, there were 750 infections and 64 deaths associated with the multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis that resulted. Although NECC ceased doing business, […]