Cronobacter spp. as emerging causes of healthcare-associated infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 169-177

  Holy O ^a   Forsythe, S ^b  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cronobacter; Healthcare infections

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CRONOBACTER; CRONOBACTER DUBLINENSIS; CRONOBACTER MALONATICUS; CRONOBACTER MUYTJENSII; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; CRONOBACTER TURICENSIS; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFECTION RISK; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TAXONOMY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CRONOBACTER; HEALTHCARE INFECTIONS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CRONOBACTER; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84895897603     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.09.011     Document Type: Review

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