Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee
Meeting
Enterobacter
sakazakii Contamination in Powdered Infant Formula
March 18-19, 2003
Reviews
1. Lai KK. Enterobacter sakazakii infections among neonates, infants, children, and adults. Medicine 2001;80:113-122.
2. Nazarowec-White M, Farber JM. Enterobacter sakazakii: a review. Int J Food Microbiol 1997;34:103-13.
Background Publication List
1. Biering G, Karlsson S, Clark NC, et al. Three cases of neonatal meningitis caused by Enterobacter sakazakii in powdered milk. J Clin Microbiol. 1989;27:2054-6.
2. Block C, Peleg O, Minster N, Bar-Oz B,
Simhon A, Arad I, Shapiro M. Cluster of neonatal infections in Jerusalem due to
unusual biochemical variant of Enterobacter sakazakii. Eur J
Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2002 Aug;21(8):613-6
3. Muytjens HL, Kollee LAA. Enterobacter sakazakii meningitis in neonates: causative role of formula? Letter to the Editor Ped Infect Dis J 1990;9:372-373.
4. Muytjens HL, Roelofs-Willemse H, Jaspar G. Quality of powdered substitutes for breast milk with regard to members of the family Enterobacteriacae. J Clin Microbiol 1988;26:743-746.
5. Muytjens HL, Zanen HC, Sonderkamp
HJ, et al. Analysis of eight cases of
neonatal meningitis and sepsis due to Enterobacter
sakazakii. J Clin Microbiol. 1983;18:115-120.
6. Nazarowec-White M, Farber JM. Incidence, survival, and growth of Enterobacter sakazakii in infant formula. J Food Protection 1997;60:226-230.
7. Nazarowec-White M, Farber JM. Thermal resistance of Enterobacter sakazakii in reconstituted dried infant formula. Lett Appl Microbiol 1997;24:9-13.
8. Simmons BP, Gelfand MS, Haas M, et al. Enterobacter sakazakii infections in neonates associated with intrinsic contamination of a powdered infant formula. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1989;10:398-401.
9. Van Acker J, DeSmet F, Muyldermans G, et al.
Outbreak of necrotizing enterocolitis associated with Enterobacter sakazakii in powdered milk formula. J Clin
Microbiol 2001;39:293-97