Twenty-four patients who underwent cosmetic surgeries during 2023 in two clinics in Mexico developed Fusarium solani meningitis that was associated with the epidural anesthesia they received. Infectious disease specialists who helped manage the crisis discussed their experiences.
“Unfortunately, we are all veterans in treating this type of exposure, so we were attuned immediately to what was happening,” said Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD, a professor and the chief of the