A case of cronobacter (Enterobacter sakazakii) bacteremia in a breastfed infant

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages e1-e2

  Broge, Tangra ^a   Lee, Amy ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cronobacter; Enterobacter; Infant; Powdered; Sakazakii

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTEREMIA; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CRONOBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 84885612366     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit021     Document Type: Article

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