Cronobacter spp., foodborne pathogens threatening neonates and infants

Qiming Chen; Yang Zhu; Zhen Qin; Yongjun Qiu; Liming Zhao

doi:10.15302/J-FASE-2018208

Cronobacter spp., foodborne pathogens threatening neonates and infants

Qiming Chen, Yang Zhu, Zhen Qin, Yongjun Qiu, Liming Zhao^*

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Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) are special foodborne pathogens. Cronobacter infection can cause necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis and meningitis in all age groups, especially neonates and infants, with a high fatality of up to 80%, although the infection is rare. Outbreaks of Cronobacter infection are epidemiologically proven to be associated with contaminated powdered infant formula (PIF). Cronobacter spp. can resist dry environments and survive for a long period in food with low water activity. Therefore, Cronobacter spp. have become serious pathogens of neonates and infants, as well as in the dairy industry. In this review, we present the taxonomy, pathogenesis, resistance, detection and control of Cronobacter spp.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	330-339
Journal	Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2018208
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2018

Keywords

Cronobacter spp.
Desiccation resistance
Pathogen control
Pathogen detection
Powdered infant formula

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