CDC warns of rising number infections, deaths caused by recalled eyedrops

by JACKSON SINNENBERG | The National Desk

Tue, May 23rd 2023, 11:04 PM UTC

FILE - This scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP, File)

FILE - A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sign stands at the entrance of their offices in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, the head of nation's top public health agency announced a shake-up of the organization, in a bid to respond to ongoing criticism and try to make it more nimble. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)

This undated image shows the packaging for{ }EzriCare Artificial Tears, one of three eyedrop products recalled by the FDA and CDC for containing a drug-resistant strain of bacteria (Courtesy of the FDA)

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FILE - This scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP, File)

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