Snohomish County man dies after eye drops believed to have caused infection, FDA recalls product
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A King County man has died from a blood infection officials believe was caused by over-the-counter eye drops, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
On Thursday the FDA recalled Ezricare Artificial Tears after a "multistate outbreak" of an extensively drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
"Patients have been coming and going, 'What the heck? How is it possible that an eye drop could kill somebody?'" said Dr. Evie Lawson, optometrist at Eyes on You in Seattle.
KING 5 spoke with two eye and vision experts Thursday to learn more about the bacteria.
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Eye drops linked to Snohomish County man’s death
EVERETT — A Snohomish County man is believed to be the first death linked to a slew of infections from a brand of since-recalled eye drops, state officials reported Friday.
This week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said an outbreak of drug-resistant infections in the past year had hit 55 residents across 12 states, including California, Florida, New York and Washington. Patient outcomes included vision loss, hospitalization and the death of the Snohomish County man in September, state health department spokesperson Roberto Bonaccorso said.
Initially, officials identified the deceased as a King County man, but that was corrected Friday.
Citing privacy laws, the spokesperson couldn’t give more details, such as where the man lived or his age. The county health department was investigating, spokesperson Kari Bray said.
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