Tag: Bacteria
FDA: Do Not Use Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez Eye Drops Due to Bacteria, Fungus
No adverse events from using the drops have been reported so far, but the FDA warns the products should be thrown out because using them could lead to vision-threatening infections
Three Deaths Linked to Listeria-Tainted Milkshakes From Restaurant in Washington State
Genetic fingerprinting revealed the bacteria is same strain of listeria that hospitalized six people between Feb. 27 and July 22 in Washington's Pierce and Thurston counties
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills Three People in Connecticut, New York
Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can be found in seawater and in raw or undercooked seafood, such as oysters
Listeria Cases Spur Recall of ‘Soft Serve On the Go’ Ice Cream
Outbreak involves Listeria monocytogenes infections potentially linked to the ice cream cups
Three Fleaborne Typhus-Associated Deaths Reported in 2022
Deaths all occurred in patients with comorbidities that may have put them at increased risk for severe disease
Leprosy on the Rise in Florida
But most people are not at risk for contracting the infection, also known as Hansen disease
251 Cases of Soft Tick Relapsing Fever Reported in 2012 to 2021
Most of the patients with soft tick relapsing fever were hospitalized, but no fatalities were reported
Continuous Meropenem No Benefit in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis
No improvement seen in composite of all-cause mortality and emergence of pandrug- or extensively drug-resistant bacteria
CDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast
Three cases of melioidosis, a potentially deadly disease caused by infection with Burkholderia pseudomallei, have been reported along the U.S. Gulf Coast
Another Death, More Cases of Vision Loss Linked to Tainted Eye Drops
In all, four people have died, with one new death now being reported by the CDC
