Infection Control Today - Outbreak Investigation

CDC Issues Final Update on Salmonella Infections Linked to Cantaloupe

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a final investigation update regarding the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Newport infections linked to cantaloupe. ...More

October 8, 2012

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Update on Nationwide Meningitis Outbreak

In response to a nationwide outbreak of meningitis and stroke associated with a widely distributed medication, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing updated guidance to clinicians and patients about contaminated medication products received from ...More

October 8, 2012

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NECC Issues Statement on Meningitis Outbreak

On Oct. 4, 2012, the New England Compounding Center issued the following statement: “New England Compounding Center (NECC) is working closely with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy, the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on their ...More

October 8, 2012

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FDA Offers Questions and Answers on Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers the following Q&A on the current fungal meningitis outbreak. Q. What is FDA’s role in the investigation? A. FDA was been working closely with CDC, several state health departments, and the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy to ...More

October 8, 2012

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Genotyping Helps Identify Source of Clinic Infection Outbreak

Researchers from East Carolina University used a new technique of genotyping to identify the source of a hematology clinic outbreak of Mycobacterium mucogenicum, a Gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria found in tap water. This is the first outbreak of M. mucogenicum in an ...More

October 5, 2012

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CDC, FDA Provide Update on Meningitis Outbreak Associated with Fungus-Tainted Injectible Steroid

On Oct. 4, 2012, the CDC and FDA hosted a briefing to discuss the multi-state investigation of meningitis among patients who have received epidural steroid injections. According to Benjamin Park, MD, medical officer, Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, ...More

October 4, 2012

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Investigation of MedSpa Group A Streptococcus Cases is Expanded

During the week of Sept 17, 2012, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and the Baltimore County Department of Health began investigating a cluster of three severe invasive Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in persons who recently had liposuction ...More

October 3, 2012

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Minnesota Department of Health Releases Analysis of St. Cloud Hospital Bloodstream Infection Outbreak

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has released a final report about its investigation into an outbreak of bloodstream infections at St. Cloud Hospital in 2011 that was associated with a healthcare worker diverting narcotics from intravenous (IV) bags. On Feb. 21, ...More

October 2, 2012

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Tennessee Department of Health and CDC Investigating Meningitis Cases

The Tennessee Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating cases of meningitis involving 11 patients treated at one outpatient surgical center/pain management clinic in Nashville and one patient treated at a facility in ...More

October 2, 2012

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New Web-Based App Leverages Twitter for Real-Time Early Warning of Disease Outbreaks

Local public health officials can use a free new Web-based application, MappyHealth, to track health concerns in real time in their communities using Twitter, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ...More

September 21, 2012

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