The FDA said on Oct. 6 that the producer of the epidural steroid injection used for back pain ... noting the particular form of the infection is not contagious. “The source of the fungus has ...

"This is especially true when they are performed on people who have pain only in their lower back or another type of pain that will not likely be helped by an epidural steroid injection.

Misconceptions About Epidural Steroid Injections There are certain misconceptions about epidural steroid injections that are ...

or clinical infection (3 patients) following injection of compounded betamethasone from 25 May through 31 May 2001. Case patients had meningitis (5 patients, with 3 deaths), epidural abscesses (5 ...