Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10974737 | Journal of Dairy Science | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Infant milk formulas are not sterile products, and pathogenic bacteria can survive and multiply in these products. This study was performed, initially, to detect the presence of Salmonella spp. in reconstituted infant milk formula and on utensils previously sanitized used in their preparation or distribution in a nursery of a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. None of the samples tested carriedSalmonellaspp. However, further identification of colonies growing on the selective media revealed the presence of several othergram-negative bacteria. Seventeen isolates were identified as belonging to Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex. Fourteen isolates presented a multidrug-resistance profile, by disc diffusion assays, and one of them-JE4-was also resistant to imipenem. The detection of Acinetobacter isolates in this work demonstrates inadequate hygiene practices in the preparation or distribution of infant milk formula.
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Authors
B.C. Araújo, M.S. Moraes, L.E.O. Costa, J.S. Nascimento,