Powder Infant Formula Milk Contaminated with Enterobacter sakazakii

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 103 - 107
• Main Authors: Oonaka, Kenji, Furuhata, Katsunori, Hara, Motonobu, Fukuyama, Masafumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 31.03.2010
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Colony Count, Microbial; Enterobacter sakazakii; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacteriaceae - classification; Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification; Food Contamination; Food Microbiology; Humans; Infant; Infant Formula; Infant, Newborn; Microbial Sensitivity Tests

To clarify the route and source of Enterobacter sakazakii infection in a basic study, we analyzed powder infant formula milk (PIF), which may be an important source of infantile infection, regarding contamination with Enterobacteriaceae including this type of bacteria, and conducted drug sensitivity...