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More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops

March 22, 2023 GMT
FILE - This scanning electron microscope image made available by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas
aeruginosa bacteria. U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and
additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with the
drug-resistant bacteria. The eyedrops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama
were recalled in February 2023 and health authorities are continuing to
track infections as they investigate the outbreak. (Janice Haney
Carr/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)
FILE - This scanning electron microscope image made available by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas
aeruginosa bacteria. U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and
additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with the
drug-resistant bacteria. The eyedrops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama
were recalled in February 2023 and health authorities are continuing to
track infections as they investigate the outbreak. (Janice Haney
Carr/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and
additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a
drug-resistant bacteria.

The eyedrops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama were [66]recalled in
February and health authorities are continuing to track infections as
they [67]investigate the outbreak.

In the latest government tally, 68 people were diagnosed with
infections from the bacteria, which has now caused a total of three
deaths and eight cases of people losing their vision, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday. That's up from one
death and five cases of permanent vision loss reported last month.

The CDC said four people have undergone surgery to remove an eyeball
due to the infections.

The outbreak is considered particularly worrisome because the bacteria
driving it is resistant to standard antibiotics.

The CDC has now identified cases in 16 states, including California,
New York, Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Most of the cases have been
linked to four regional clusters and Ezricare's drops are the only
product used by patients in each of those groups.
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The recalled drops were manufactured by Global Pharma Healthcare in
India, where the bacteria -- Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- is commonly
linked to outbreaks in hospitals. It can spread through contaminated
hands or medical equipment.

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