Skip to content

Fourth person dies in US from exposure to drug-resistant bacteria in eye drops

A fourth person has died from exposure to a drug-resistant bacteria found in eye drops in the United States.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the bacteria has infected 81 people, including the four that died and 14 people who lost their vision.

The outbreak is driven by a bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is resistant to standard antibiotics.


Article published on Sky News website: 23 May 2023