Number of Meningitis Cases Now Stands at 91, CDC Says
The number of meningitis cases believed to be linked to contaminated steroid injections has risen to 91 in nine states, and the number of deaths remains at seven, U.S. health officials reported Sunday.
All of the patients were thought to be injected with methylprednisolone acetate, a steroid drug commonly used for back pain. Investigators suspect the steroid was contaminated with a fungus...