MRI may help find infection from tainted injection

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some people who received potentially contaminated steroid injections may benefit from a MRI to check for signs of infection, a new study suggests – even if they don’t have obvious symptoms. Researchers screened 172 people who had been injected with methylprednisolone from a New England Compounding Center (NECC) lot tied to meningitis and fungal infections, and found abnormal test results for 36 of them. That included 13 people who had no new or worsening symptoms, such as pain and weakness near the injection site. …