Fatalities Increase as Contaminated Eye Drops Outbreak Spreads
TL;DR
The death count from a bacterial infection linked to contaminated eyedrops has risen to four, with 13 more patients suffering vision loss, bringing the total infection count to 81. All patients had caught a rare strain of the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa that is resistant to standard antibiotics and can 'melt' through the eyes to reach the bloodstream and vital organs in the body. Health authorities are urging people not to use EzriCare and Delsam Pharma-branded drops, which were made at an Indian factory with several infection control failings.
Topics:businesshealth#antibiotic-resistance#bacterial-infection#contaminated-eyedrops#health#health-warning#pseudomonas-aeruginosa
- Contaminated eyedrops outbreak grows: Death count rises to four Daily Mail
- CDC says 4th person has died from infection linked to eye drops WHIO
- Contaminated Eye Drops Linked To Deaths Samantha Laturno
- Another Death, More Cases of Vision Loss Linked to Tainted Eye Drops U.S. News & World Report
- Fourth person dies in US from bacteria linked to recalled eye drops The Independent
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