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Enterobacter sakazakii is a motile, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, that was found in infant formulas as a contaminant causing infection. Because of this hazard, a rapid method to detect the bacteria in baby formulas has been developed.
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The risks of infant formula feeding
Enterobacter sakazakii Infections
associated with use of powdered infant formulas
E. sakazakii in dried infant formula have been linked to outbreaks of meningitis, septicemia, and necrotizing enterocolitis
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| Updated: May 1,
2004
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