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How Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks Can Happen after Cosmetic Procedures and Other Surgeries
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How Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks Can Happen after Cosmetic Procedures and Other Surgeries

By Lauren J. Young on May 22, 2023 A plate culture of the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Credit: Dr. William Kaplan/Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Editor’s Note (6/6/23): Public health laboratories in the U.S. and Mexico have now detected the fungus Fusarium solani from cerebrospinal fluid in some patients affected by the fungal meningitis outbreak described in this article. As of June 1, the U.S....