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

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...

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Autores principales: Morato-Rodríguez, Maria del Rocío, Velandia-Rodríguez, Daniel, Castañeda, Sandra, Crosby, Milton, Vera, Herbert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30226163
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2410.172021
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Sumario: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.

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