Isolation of Enterobacter sakazakii from Powdered Foods Locally Consumed in Nigeria
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1680-5194
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.659.663