Relapse of fungal meningitis associated with contaminated methylprednisolone

N Engl J Med. 2013 Jun 27;368(26):2535-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1306560. Epub 2013 May 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Contamination*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Epidural / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Fungal / drug therapy*
  • Meningitis, Fungal / etiology
  • Methylprednisolone / adverse effects
  • Methylprednisolone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Methylprednisolone Acetate
  • Pyrimidines / administration & dosage*
  • Recurrence
  • Saccharomycetales*
  • Triazoles / administration & dosage*
  • Voriconazole

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • Methylprednisolone Acetate
  • Voriconazole
  • Methylprednisolone