Spinal anaesthesia-linked fungal meningitis: a health crisis unfolds in the United States and Mexico

Aliza Ahmed; Amna Shakeel; Muskan Zeeshan

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20254114

Authors

Aliza Ahmed Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5301-1971
Amna Shakeel Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Muskan Zeeshan Dow International Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5023-1999

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20254114

Keywords:

Fungal meningitis, Spinal anaesthesia, CNSI

Abstract

An outbreak of uncommon cases of central nervous system infection (CNSI) linked to spinal anesthesia was reported in May 2023 by the United States and Mexico. The cases were identified in five female patients undergoing certain surgical procedures with spinal anesthesia in Mexico, in two private hospitals. These cases were tested positive for Fungal meningitis caused by a pathogenic fungus under laboratory investigations. Following the outbreak, as of 26 May 2023, the USA and Mexico have reported 20 more cases with signs and symptoms of CNSI which also includes 2 deaths reported by the United States of America centers for disease control and prevention (US CDC).

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