10/11/12 - All three deaths linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak from contaminated steroid shots were administered by a local clinic. A statement issued today by Michigan Pain Specialists in Brighton says the clinic is deeply saddened to learn that another of its patients is reported to have died following spinal steroid treatment at the Brighton facility. The Washtenaw County resident is the third person who has died as a result of contaminated medication administered at the clinic. The two others were a 67-year-old Howell Township woman and a Genesee County woman. The clinic has completed contacting patients who received the spinal steroid injections and is now in the process of notifying patients who received injections in other parts of the body. Any patients who received nerve, muscle or joint injections at the Brighton clinic between August 7th and October 2nd and are experiencing unusual pain, swelling, or redness are asked to contact the clinic for an evaluation. The clinic says it is relieved to report that most patients who contracted the illness since the recall announcement are responding to treatment and they are doing everything possible to bring the situation under control. (JM)
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