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A drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria linked to contaminated eyedrops, has been found to spread from person to person, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Global Pharma Healthcare facility in India, where recalled EzriCare Artificial Tears are produced, was cited for sanitation violations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The eye drops were recalled earlier this year after an outbreak of a bacterial infection sickened dozens of people. Three people died. Eight others experienced vision loss.

The C.D.C. traced deaths and cases of blindness to products imported from India. The agency said it was concerned that the bacteria could gain a foothold in the U.S.

The factory manufactured the eye drops that have caused a multi-state outbreak that has left three people dead and several people blind.

The factory manufactured the eye drops that have caused a multi-state outbreak that has left three people dead and several people blind.

According to the CDC website, the outbreak of the particular strain, which is associated with multiple types of infections, including eye infections, has never been reported in the United States

The factory manufactured the eye drops that have caused a multi-state outbreak that has left three people dead and several people blind.

Eyedrops tainted with a highly drug-resistant bacteria have now been linked to three deaths in the US, prodding FDA inspectors to visit the India-based manufacturer of EzriCare...

The factory manufactured the eye drops that have caused a multi-state outbreak that has left three people dead and several people blind.

The factory manufactured the eye drops that have caused a multi-state outbreak that has left three people dead and several people blind.