The death toll linked to an outbreak caused by contaminated eye drops has risen to four people and 14 are now reporting vision loss, up from 8 people reported in March.
Jrgen Hopf / EyeEm/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated eye drops and more people are reporting they ve lost their vision.
The number of deaths has risen to four, according to an update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday and first reported by ABC News.
At least one of the deaths occurred in Washington state, but the CDC did not provide any information on the other victims.
Additionally, at least 14 people have gone blind, up from eight reported during the last update in March. Four people have had their eyeballs surgically removed but that number has not risen.
Patients reported using at least 10 different brands of artificial tears but most cases have been linked to EzriCare and Delsam Pharma eye drops, made by India-based Global Pharma Healthcare.
The eye drops were contaminated with an antibiotic-resistant form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an aggressive bacterium, according to the CDC.
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Jrgen Hopf / EyeEm/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated eye drops and more people are reporting they ve lost their vision.
The number of deaths has risen to four, according to an update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday and first reported by ABC News.
At least one of the deaths occurred in Washington state, but the CDC did not provide any information on the other victims.
Additionally, at least 14 people have gone blind, up from eight reported during the last update in March. Four people have had their eyeballs surgically removed but that number has not risen.
Patients reported using at least 10 different brands of artificial tears but most cases have been linked to EzriCare and Delsam Pharma eye drops, made by India-based Global Pharma Healthcare.
The eye drops were contaminated with an antibiotic-resistant form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an aggressive bacterium, according to the CDC.
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