Fungal meningitis outbreak resulted from contaminated steroids

Over 500 persons were contaminated with fungal meningitis after they had administered Methylprednisolone injections produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC). More than 30 persons died from this illness. Nobody must have doubted that the contamination turned out to be a great tragedy for several persons and their families. Nonetheless, anti-doping organizations decided to benefit from the situation. What did they do? They began to blame anabolic steroids. It was noted by the media that anabolic steroids could lead to the life-threatening condition fungal meningitis.
Recently the Bay County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation related to illicit manufacture of anabolic steroids. It learnt that anabolic steroids were manufactured by certain underground lab in unsterile conditions. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office stated that they conducted the investigation in order to prevent contamination with fungal meningitis in future. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, if one applies anabolic steroids manufactured in unsterile conditions, he/she has a risk to be contaminated with fungal meningitis.
In fact, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office manifested own ignorance linked with anabolic steroids and risks connected with contamination with fungal meningitis. A person may get fungal meningitis, if he/she takes drugs which 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. When it comes to anabolic steroids, they are not injected into the central nervous system. They are chiefly applied into muscles. That’s why it is impossible to face fungal meningitis while taking anabolic steroids. If you apply anabolic steroids which are manufactured in unsterile conditions, you may get certain side effects. But you will never get contaminated with fungal meningitis while using anabolic steroids for medical or even for athletic purposes.  
Thus, the fungal meningitis outbreak resulted from application of contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate injections was just a condition to blame anabolic steroids.  Note, please: Methylprednisolone Acetate is not an anabolic steroid. It is a corticosteroid.