Four people have died from a rare strain of bacteria that can "melt" through eyeballs - after it was linked to contaminated eyedrops in the US.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the number of patients treated for the drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa has now risen to 81 patients in 18 states, which is 13 more patients and two more states, according to a new update.
Infections have been reported in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
