Fungal meningitis outbreak caused by application of corticosteroids

More than 500 persons were contaminated with fungal meningitis after they had introduced Methylprednisolone injections produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC). Over 30 individuals died from this health problem. Nobody must have doubted that the contamination turned out to be a great tragedy for some persons and their families. Nevertheless, anti-doping organizations tried to benefit from the case. What did they do? They began to blame anabolic steroids. It was affirmed by the media that anabolic steroids could lead to the life-threatening illness fungal meningitis.
Lately the Bay County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation related to illegal manufacture of anabolic steroids. It learnt that anabolic steroids were manufactured by an underground lab in unsterile conditions. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office affirmed that they conducted the investigation in order to prevent contamination with fungal meningitis in future. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, if anyone administers anabolic steroids produced in unsterile conditions, he/she has a risk to get fungal meningitis.
In fact, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office showed own ignorance related to anabolic steroids and risks connected with contamination with fungal meningitis. A person may get fungal meningitis, if he/she uses products that are injected directly into the central nervous system. Methylprednisolone Acetate injections are administered into the central nervous system. That’s why these contaminated corticosteroids caused the fungal meningitis outbreak. As for anabolic steroids, they are not injected into the central nervous system. They are mainly introduced into muscles. That’s why it is impossible to face fungal meningitis while taking anabolic steroids. If you administer anabolic steroids which are manufactured in unsterile conditions, you may face some adverse reactions. But you will never get fungal meningitis while taking anabolic steroids for therapeutic or even for athletic purposes.  
So, the fungal meningitis outbreak caused by administration of contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate injections was just a condition to blame anabolic steroids.  Notice, please: Methylprednisolone Acetate is not an anabolic steroid. It is a corticosteroid.