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The speciation and genotyping of Cronobacter isolates from hospitalised patients.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2015
Alsonosi A, Hariri S, Kajsík M, Oriešková M, Hanulík V, Röderová M, Petrželová J, Kollárová H, Drahovská H, Forsythe S, Holý O
Abstract excerpt
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised all Cronobacter species as human pathogens. Among premature neonates and immunocompromised infants, these infections can be life-threatening, with clinical presentations of septicaemia, meningitis and necrotising enterocolitis. The neurological sequelae can be permanent and the mortality rate as high as 40-80%. Despite the highlighted issues of neonatal...
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