Abstract
We describe a case of infection with Cronobacter sakazakii sequence type 494 causing bacteremia and meningitis in a hospitalized late premature infant in Brazil. We conducted microbiological analyses on samples of powdered infant formula from the same batch as formula ingested by the infant but could not identify the source of contamination.
Keywords:
Brazil; Cronobacter; Cronobacter sakazakii; bacteria; epidemiology; infection; meningitis/encephalitis; neonate.
MeSH terms
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Bacteremia
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Brain / pathology
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Brazil
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Cronobacter sakazakii / classification*
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Cronobacter sakazakii / genetics*
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / transmission
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Food Contamination
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Food Microbiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / transmission
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Multilocus Sequence Typing