Fatal Cronobacter sakazakii Sequence Type 494 Meningitis in a Newborn, Brazil

Abstract

We describe a case of infection with Cronobacter sakazakii sequence type 494 causing bacteremia and meningitis in a hospitalized late premature infant in Brazil. We conducted microbiological analyses on samples of powdered infant formula from the same batch as formula ingested by the infant but could not identify the source of contamination.

Keywords

• infection
• neonate
• Cronobacter
• epidemiology
• bacteria
• meningitis/encephalitis