Notes from the Field: Cronobacter sakazakii Meningitis in a Full-Term Neonate Fed Exclusively with Breast Milk — Indiana, 2018

Cronobacter sakazakii Infection from Expressed Breast Milk, Australia

Cronobacter sakazakii neonatal infections are often epidemiologically linked to the consumption of contaminated powdered infant formula. We describe a case resulting from consumption of contaminated expressed breast milk, as confirmed by whole-genome sequencing. This case highlights potential risks associated with storage and acquisition of expressed breast milk.

THE INCIDENCE OF FEBRILE CONVULSION IN EXCLUSIVELY BREAST-FED CHILDREN

Background: Febrile convulsion (FC) is one of the most common emergency diseases in childhood that has an incidence of3-4%. The most common causes ofFC are gastroenteritis and respiratory infections. We know that exclusive breast-feeding in the first 6 months oflife decreases this disorder. Methods: In this study we evaluated the frequency of exclusive breast-feeding on children who had FC...

Milk Curd Syndrome in a Neonate Fed with Goat’s Milk

Milk curd syndrome or inspissated milk syndrome or milk plug syndrome is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in neonates [1]. This entity was more commonly encountered before 1980’s, when formula feeds were manufactured by just drying of cow’s milk. Milk curd syndrome after initiation of feeding with unmodified animal milk is extremely rare. We report milk curd syndrome in a neonate who pres...

Cronobacter sakazakii ST4 Strains and Neonatal Meningitis, United States

Notes from the Field: Cronobacter sakazakii Infection Associated with Feeding Extrinsically Contaminated Expressed Human Milk to a Premature Infant — Pennsylvania, 2016

In April 2016, a female infant was born via Cesarean delivery at 29 estimated gestational weeks and had a birthweight of 3 pounds (1,405 grams). Her clinical course in the neonatal intensive care unit was unremarkable until she developed signs of sepsis at age 21 days. Cultures of blood and cerebrospinal fluid yielded Cronobacter sakazakii, a gram-negative pathogenic bacillus. Despite treatment...