By JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF and TIMOTHY W. MARTIN
A meningitis outbreak that has now killed five patients and sickened 35 is focusing renewed attention on the little-regulated world of drug-mixing pharmacies, after injections made by a Massachusetts facility were tied to the illnesses.
The New England Compounding Center surrendered its state license to operate on Wednesday, the state health department said. Officials urged doctors and hospitals to avoid the pharmacy, which prepared steroid injections for lower back pain that are being investigated for possible contamination.
Officials at the pharmacy couldn't be reached for comment.
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