Cronobacter spp. in Common Breast Milk Substitutes, Bogotá, Colombia

Morato-Rodríguez, Maria del Rocío; Velandia-Rodríguez, Daniel; Castañeda, Sandra; Crosby, Milton; Vera, Herbert

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Cronobacter spp. in Common Breast Milk Substitutes, Bogotá, Colombia

Published Date:

Oct 2018

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 24(10):1907-1909.

Language:

English

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Personal Authors:

Morato-Rodríguez, Maria del Rocío ; Velandia-Rodríguez, Daniel ; Castañeda, Sandra ; Crosby, Milton ; Vera, Herbert ;

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Pubmed ID:

30226163

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6154129

Description:

In Bogotá, Colombia, a large number of babies are fed with breast milk substitutes made from corn and plantain starch. We found 34.3% of tested samples to be contaminated with Cronobacter spp.; C. sakazakii was the most recovered species. Our findings underscore the risk for contamination of breast milk substitutes.

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Bogotá, Colombia ; Colombia ;

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