Incidence of Cronobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula Milk Available in Malaysia

Thermal Resistance, Survival and Inactivation of Enterobacter Sakazakii (cronobacter Spp.) in Powdered and Reconstituted Infant Formula

Enterobacter sakazakii has recently been recognized as an opportunistic foodborne pathogen, and dry infant formula serves as the mode of transmission. The objectives of this study were to investigate the heat resistance, survival and inactivation under room and refrigeration temperatures storage of dry and reconstituted infant formula milk (IFM). E. sakazakii strains (eight strains) showed a wi...

study of cronobacter sakazakii strains isolated from powdered milk infant formula by phenotypic and molecular methods in iran

conclusions results showed that pif that is being consumed in iran is contaminated with this pathogen and can cause disease in infants; especially those hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (nicus) and fed pif. the number of reported cases of cronobacter infections is very low, but nevertheless there has been a slight increase recently. while the reported cases worldwide are few, it ne...

Investigation on the Factors Affecting Cronobacter sakazakii Contamination Levels in Reconstituted Powdered Infant Formula

INTRODUCTION Certain strains of Cronobacter sakazakii can cause serious invasive infections in children, mainly those <2 months old and fed with powdered infant formula (PIF). The infectious dose of C. sakazakii is unknown but evidence suggests that it is approximately 1000 colony forming units (CFU). PIF is currently considered safe if its end-product C. sakazakii level is <1 CFU/g. In this st...

Enterobacter sakazakii: an emerging pathogen in powdered infant formula.

Enterobacter sakazakii represents a significant risk to the health of neonates. This bacterium is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that is associated with rare but life-threatening cases of meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and sepsis in premature and full-term infants. Infants aged <28 days are considered to be most at risk. Feeding with powdered infant formula (PIF) has been epidemiolo...

Powdered infant formula and fatal infection with Enterobacter sakazakii.