CBS New York : declared in Officials Probe Rash Of Infections At New Jersey Pain Center « CBS New York

Mary Adams said she had been experiencing knee pain from years of working on her feet as a chef in New York City. As CBS2's Meg Baker reported, more than 30 patients who received knee injections wound up with an infection. The New Jersey Department of Health is investigating 31 cases of knee injections so far. Bed ridden in a rehab center — Adams developed a serious infection of sepsis from a knee pain injection. WALL, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A rash of infections has prompted the closure of a Monmouth county pain management center.

37 New Jersey patients infected after injections for knee pain

UPDATE: New Jersey health officials have identified six additional patients who became infected after receiving injections to treat knee pain at a clinic in Wall Township, Monmouth County, bringing the total to 37. A former math teacher and engineering major, he was hired in 1998, and previously covered environmental issues and New Jersey state government. The investigation involves the Health Department, the state Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Monmouth County Regional Health Commission. Osteo Relief voluntarily stopped administering injections on March 8 and has sent notification letters to patients who were treated this month, the Health Department said. The treatments offered at the clinic include injections with a substance containing hyaluronic acid.


New Jersey pain clinic closes after 30 patients infectedThe Osteo Relief Institute Jersey Shore in Wall Township, N.J., closed down after 30 patients contracted infections linked to the pain clinic, News12 New Jersey reported. According to News12 New Jersey, the New Jersey Department of Health is looking for any other potentially affected patients. Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inboxThe pain clinic closed March 8 after health officials investigated reports of infection. More than 20 of the infected patients required surgery to clear the infection, according to the report. The health department urges people who received an injection between Sept. 1, 2016, and March 6 who now have joint pain, swelling or a fever to go to the emergency room and also call the department of health.


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