Eye Drops
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One person has died and at least three others are left with permanent vision loss because of a bacterial infection possibly linked to a brand of over-the-counter eyedrops, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A majority of those affected reported using preservative-free EzriCare Artificial Tears before becoming ill, the CDC reported in a statement dated Jan. 20.
While the infections have not been definitively traced to the eyedrops, the CDC recommended that "patients immediately discontinue the use of EzriCare Artificial Tears until the epidemiological investigation and laboratory analyses are complete."
So far, the CDC team has identified at least 50 people in 11 states with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacterium resistant to most antibiotics. Cases have been reported in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Washington.
Even I know enough about infectious diseases to understand that P. aeruginosa is a nasty MoFo.
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Can be. It's an opportunist a lot of the time.
Some of it depends on the MIC panel. Ceftazidime, cipro and the aminoglycosides usually work. OTOH, there's always a bug out there that doesn't read the book.
We had a Pseudomonas in the hospital you couldn't kill with any standard concentration of anything in the formulary. If we grew that one out of a sputum, it was piss on the campfire and call the dogs.
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I was surprised to hear on a crime show that eye drops, if poured into a drink, can kill you. It actually does not take that much of them.
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I was surprised to hear on a crime show that eye drops, if poured into a drink, can kill you. It actually does not take that much of them.
@taiwan_girl said in Eye Drops:
I was surprised to hear on a crime show that eye drops, if poured into a drink, can kill you. It actually does not take that much of them.
