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== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===

* Facultatively anaerobic, oxidase-[[Oxidase::negative]], catalase-[[Catalase::positive]] [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] within the [[Enterobacterales]]
* Previously known as ''Enterobacter sakazakii''

=== Epidemiology ===

* Outbreaks have been associated with contaminated infant formula

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* A rare cause of sepsis in infants who are fed infant formula that has not been appropriately heated

== Management ==

* No natural beta-lactamases or resistance to cephalosporins in wild-type isolates
* Intrinsic resistance to lincosamides, glycopeptides, streptogramins, and fusidic acid
* Reasonable to treat infant sepsis with broad-spectrum antibiotics until susceptibilities are available

== Prevention ==

* Appropriate heating of infant formula and cleaning of bottles before using the formula for children below 3 months of age

== Further Reading ==

* ''Cronobacter'': an emerging opportunistic pathogen associated with neonatal meningitis, sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis. ''J Perinatol''. 2013;33:581-585. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2013.26 10.1038/jp.2013.26]

[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]

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