Update on Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis Among US Residents Who Received Epidural Anesthesia at Two Clinics in Matamoros, Mexico
Abstract Background Public health officials are responding to an outbreak of fungal meningitis among patients who received procedures under epidural anesthesia at 2 clinics (River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3) in Matamoros, Mexico, during 1 January to 13 May 2023. This report describes outbr...
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| Published in: | Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 78; no. 6; pp. 1554 - 1558 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
14-06-2024
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Background
Public health officials are responding to an outbreak of fungal meningitis among patients who received procedures under epidural anesthesia at 2 clinics (River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3) in Matamoros, Mexico, during 1 January to 13 May 2023. This report describes outbreak epidemiology and outlines interim diagnostic and treatment recommendations.
Methods
Interim recommendations for diagnosis and management were developed by the Mycoses Study Group Research Education and Consortium (MSGERC) based on the clinical experience of clinicians caring for patients during the current outbreak or during previous outbreaks of healthcare-associated fungal meningitis in Durango, Mexico, and the United States.
Results
As of 7 July 2023, the situation has evolved into a multistate and multinational fungal meningitis outbreak. A total of 185 residents in 22 US states and jurisdictions have been identified who might be at risk of fungal meningitis because they received epidural anesthesia at the clinics of interest in 2023. Among these patients, 11 suspected, 10 probable, and 10 confirmed US cases have been diagnosed, with severe vascular complications and 8 deaths occurring. Fusarium solani species complex has been identified as the causative agent, with antifungal susceptibility testing of a single isolate demonstrating poor in vitro activity for most available antifungals. Currently, triple therapy with intravenous voriconazole, liposomal amphotericin B, and fosmanogepix is recommended.
Conclusions
Efforts to understand the source of this outbreak and optimal treatment approaches are ongoing, but infectious diseases physicians should be aware of available treatment recommendations. New information will be available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC's) website.
Public health officials are investigating a multistate fungal meningitis outbreak affecting US residents who received epidural anesthesia at 2 clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, from 1 January to 13 May 2023. We summarize current epidemiology, clinical characteristics, interim treatment recommendations, and ongoing challenges.
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| ISSN: | 1058-4838 1537-6591 1537-6591 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cid/ciad570 |