Superbug from human eye drops outbreak spread to dogs

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• Edited By Paula Cohen Updated on: April 26, 2024 / 2:19 PM EDT / CBS News 3 deaths linked to recalled eye drops Three deaths linked to recalled eye drops 02:09 Two dogs treated at a veterinary hospital in New Jersey last year have tested positive for a rare, drug-resistant strain of bacteria linked to a fatal outbreak blamed on now-recalled eye drops that had been used in humans, a CDC investigator said Friday.
• The animals were infected by a bacteria known as carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, found in swabs of the lung and ear of two dogs from different owners at the hospital.
• Price said one of the dogs had been swabbed while being seen at the hospital to try to diagnose a chronic cough.
• Meanwhile, the eye drops outbreak in humans also prompted a crackdown by the Food and Drug Administration across the industry, leading to millions more bottles of over-the-counter brands yanked from shelves and banned from import.

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