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
Main Authors:	Smith, Dallas J, Gold, Jeremy A W, Chiller, Tom, Bustamante, Nirma D, Marinissen, Maria Julia, Rodriquez, Gabriel Garcia, Cortes, Vladimir Brian Gonzalez, Molina, Celida Duque, Williams, Samantha, Vazquez Deida, Axel A, Byrd, Katrina, Pappas, Peter G, Patterson, Thomas F, Wiederhold, Nathan P, Thompson, George R, Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	US Oxford University Press 14-06-2024
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Anesthesia, Epidural - adverse effects Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Meningitis, Fungal - drug therapy Meningitis, Fungal - epidemiology Meningitis, Fungal - microbiology Mexico - epidemiology Middle Aged United States - epidemiology Young Adult United States Mexico Fusarium medical tourism healthcare-associated infection epidural fungal meningitis
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