U.S. health officials reported another death and several more cases of vision loss from illnesses linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.
FILE - This scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. On Friday, May 19, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported another death and several more cases of vision loss from illnesses linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.
FILE - This scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. On Friday, May 19, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported another death and several more cases of vision loss from illnesses linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.
NEW YORK — The bacteria has infected 81 people, including four who died and 14 who lost vision, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. That’s up from three deaths and eight cases of vision loss. The CDC also 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 — Pseudomonas aeruginosa — is resistant to standard antibiotics.
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