This statistic represents the number of cases of meningitis linked to steroid injections in the United States, sorted by state, as of October 23, 2013. At this point, most meningitis cases linked with a paraspinal/spinal infection were reported for Tennessee with a total number of 57 cases.
Number of meningitis cases linked to steroid injections by U.S. state, as of October 2013*
* Case counts by state are based on the state where the procedure was performed, not the state of residence.
Some patients with meningitis had other infections diagnosed in addition; to date, all of these other infections have been paraspinal/spinal infections. The patient reported to have a peripheral joint infection and a spinal/paraspinal infection had both a joint injection and a spinal/paraspinal injection.
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CDC. (October 23, 2013). Number of meningitis cases linked to steroid injections by U.S. state, as of October 2013* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248578/cases-of-meningitis-linked-to-steroid-injections-by-us-state/
CDC. "Number of meningitis cases linked to steroid injections by U.S. state, as of October 2013*." Chart. October 23, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248578/cases-of-meningitis-linked-to-steroid-injections-by-us-state/
CDC. (2013). Number of meningitis cases linked to steroid injections by U.S. state, as of October 2013*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248578/cases-of-meningitis-linked-to-steroid-injections-by-us-state/
CDC. "Number of Meningitis Cases Linked to Steroid Injections by U.S. State, as of October 2013*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248578/cases-of-meningitis-linked-to-steroid-injections-by-us-state/
CDC, Number of meningitis cases linked to steroid injections by U.S. state, as of October 2013* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248578/cases-of-meningitis-linked-to-steroid-injections-by-us-state/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of meningitis cases linked to steroid injections by U.S. state, as of October 2013* [Graph], CDC, October 23, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248578/cases-of-meningitis-linked-to-steroid-injections-by-us-state/
