Enterobacter Infection
E. Sakazakii is rare cause of neonatal septicemia or meningitis in VLBW infants
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, August 24th, 2004
According to a study from the United States, "To determine the rates of Enterobacter sakazakii (ES) infections among very low birth weight infants, culture data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network were reviewed."
"Only one case of ES sepsis was identified among 10,660 neonates," B.J. Stoll and coauthors reported.
"These data suggest that outside of the epidemic situation, ES is very rare in very low birth weight infants," researchers concluded.
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