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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Cronobacter
• infant formulas
• zea mays
• musa
• bacteria
• contamination