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The tag 'eye drops outbreak' covers a thread about a CDC-reported outbreak of drug-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa infections linked to contaminated artificial tears. The outbreak has affected 68 patients across 16 US states, resulting in one death, eight cases of vision loss, and four eyeball removals. The bacterial strain had not been previously reported in the US. The content focuses on the public health alert, the severity of infections, and the specific product category involved.
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    NEWS Recalled eye drops linked to death, blindness and eyeball removals in US

    Eye drops contaminated with a drug-resistant bacteria may have caused death, blindness and eyeball removals in the US, according to officials. Some 68 patients in 16 states, spanning from New York and Washington to Texas and Florida, have been identified with a rare strain of pseudomonas...
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