Connections between fungal meningitis and steroids

Over 500 persons were contaminated with fungal meningitis after they had used Methylprednisolone injections manufactured by the New England Compounding Center (NECC). Over 30 individuals died from this illness. No one must have doubted that the contamination was a great tragedy for some persons and their families. Nevertheless, anti-doping organizations decided to benefit from the case. What did they do? They started demonizing anabolic steroids. It was claimed by the media that anabolic steroids could cause the fatal condition fungal meningitis.
Lately the Bay County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation connected with illegal manufacture of anabolic steroids. It saw that anabolic steroids were produced by certain underground lab in unsterile conditions. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office claimed that they conducted the investigation for prevention of contamination with fungal meningitis in future. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, if somebody uses anabolic steroids produced in unsterile conditions, he/she may be contaminated with fungal meningitis.
Actually, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office displayed own ignorance connected with anabolic steroids and risks related to contamination with fungal meningitis. An individual may face fungal meningitis, if he/she administers products that are injected directly into the central nervous system. Methylprednisolone Acetate injections are applied into the central nervous system. That’s why these contaminated corticosteroids led to the fungal meningitis outbreak. When it comes to anabolic steroids, they are not injected into the central nervous system. They are mainly applied into muscles. That’s why it is impossible to face fungal meningitis while taking anabolic steroids. If you apply anabolic steroids which are produced in unsterile conditions, you may experience some negative results. But you will never get fungal meningitis while administering anabolic steroids for medical or even for athletic needs.  
So, the fungal meningitis outbreak caused by intake of contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate injections turned out to be just a condition to blame anabolic steroids.  Notice, please: Methylprednisolone Acetate is not an anabolic steroid. It belongs to corticosteroids.