Doctor shares disturbing warning to anyone who finds ‘pink slime’ in their bathroom

Dr Karan reassures ‘for the average person’ the bacteria is ‘pretty harmless even if you come into contact with it’.

“But you still want to avoid getting it in your eyes or open wounds,” he notes.

Infectious Disease Advisor warns it can be dangerous when hospitalized patients or those who are immunocompromised or critically ill come into contact with it, particularly as it’s ‘often resistant to multiple antibiotics, which can make it difficult to treat’.