A specific brand of eye drops may potentially be linked to a cluster of serious bacterial infections in the U.S.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised doctors and consumers to"immediately discontinue" the use of EzriCare Artificial Tears, as the eye drops may be linked to a multistate cluster of serious bacterial infections, the agency announced Jan. 20.
"Patient outcomes include permanent vision loss resulting from ocular [eye] infection, hospitalization, and death of one patient with bloodstream infection," the CDC statement reads. "Review of common exposures among patients identified that the majority of patients used artificial tears" prior to becoming infected, the CDC statement reads."The most common brand reported was EzriCare Artificial Tears.
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