
CDC says an eye drop brand may be connected to drug-resistant bacterial infections
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The CDC is warning that a brand of eye drops may be linked to a bacterial infection that has affected at least 50 people in 11 states. One person died from the infection.
The agency said it is investigating, and that a majority of people affected reported using preservative-free EzriCare Artificial Tears before they became infected, according to a Jan. 20 statement.
Among the reported cases, 11 people developed eye infections, including at least three who were blinded in one eye. Others who became ill had respiratory infections or urinary tract infections, and one person died after the bacterium entered their bloodstream.
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