In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, laboratory technician Ruth Rutledge packages cerebrospinal fluid of three confirmed meningitis cases in Minn., to send to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for further testing. The black mold creeping into the spines of hundreds of people who got tainted shots for back pain marks uncharted medical territory. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien)
Chicago Tribune:
A second probable case of fungal meningitis in Chicago tied to the use of a steroid injection from a Massachusetts pharmacy is being investigated by health officials.
As in the first case in the state, the case reported Friday involves a Chicago resident who received an injection at one of three APAC Centers for Pain Management that used the recalled medication, according to officials.
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