http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/04/health...ure/index.html

Each one of these patients had been injected with a preservative-free steroid called methylprednisolone acetate manufactured by New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Framingham Massachusetts, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CDC officials.

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He and Park recommended that anyone who may recently have received a steroid injection in the lower back and is concerned should contact their physician or clinic to see if the clinic may have used products from the contaminated medication lots.

If someone is experiencing any symptoms, they should seek medical attention immediately. The earlier a patient gets treatment, the more likely he or she will survive.

Patients are treated with antifungal medication, which is given intravenously so patients have to be admitted to the hospital -- at least in the beginning, said Park. He added that patients may need to be treated for months.