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Cronobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Several Cronobacter species are desiccation resistant and persistent in dry products such as powdered infant formula. [ 3 ]
Powdered infant formula is the most common cause of cronobacter infections in babies, the agency said. Asian Davis, 33, of Sikeston, Mo., cradles her 8-month-old daughter Mira White on Oct. 3 ...
Powdered infant formula is the most common cause of cronobacter infections in babies, the agency said. Asian Davis said she had never heard of cronobacter sakazakii before Mira got sick.
Cronobacter sakazakii, which before 2007 was named Enterobacter sakazakii, [2] [3] is an opportunistic Gram-negative, rod-shaped, pathogenic bacterium that can live in very dry places, a phenomenon known as xerotolerance. C. sakazakii utilizes a number of genes to survive desiccation [4] and this xerotolerance may be strain specific. [5]
Other documented infections include osteomyelitis, a bone infection that can occur through blood born infection or injury to the bone itself. [4] [25] One of the first described infections of an individual with Corynebacterium striatum occurred in 1980. [26] The man was severely immunocompromised, already suffering from leukemia. [26]
States will be asked, but not required, to notify the CDC about cronobacter infections, although they usually comply. Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage joins CDC watchlist of bad bugs ...
Cronobacter infections are rare, but they can be deadly in newborns. Infections in infants usually occur in the first days or weeks of life. Cronobacter germs can cause dangerous blood infections (sepsis) or infections of the linings surrounding the brain and spine (meningitis). Infants up to two months of age are the most likely to develop ...
Infections can be very serious for babies, older people and those with compromised immune systems. A Gerber baby formula has been recalled. It might have the deadly cronobacter bacteria