Two Cases of Multi-antibiotic Resistant Cronobacter spp. Infections of Infants in China.

Jing Hua Cui; Bo YU; Yun Xiang; Zhen Zhang; Ting Zhang; Ying Chun Zeng; Zhi Gang Cui; Xi Xiang Huo

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Two Cases of Multi-antibiotic Resistant Cronobacter spp. Infections of Infants in China.

Author: Jing Hua CUI ¹ ; Bo YU ² ; Yun XIANG ³ ; Zhen ZHANG ³ ; Ting ZHANG ² ; Ying Chun ZENG ² ; Zhi Gang CUI ¹ ; Xi Xiang HUO ²
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1. State Key Laboratory for infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
2. Hubei provincial center for disease control and prevention, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China.
3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuhan Medical and Health Center for Women and Children, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430015, Hubei, China.
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: Case report; Cronobacter spp.; Infant; Multi-antibiotic resistant
MeSH: Anti-Bacterial Agents; pharmacology; Cronobacter; drug effects; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Fatal Outcome; Female; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; microbiology; Humans; Infant; Meningitis, Bacterial; microbiology
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2017;30(8):601-605
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Infections by Cronobacter spp. are hazardous to infants since they can lead to neonatal meningitis, bacteremia, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Cronobacter spp. are frequently resistant to β-lactam derivatives, macrolides, and aminoglycosides. In addition, multi-resistant strains have also been detected. In China, the isolation rate of Cronobacter spp. from commercial powdered infant formula (PIF) or follow-up formula (FUF) is relatively high. Nevertheless, clinical cases of Cronobacter infection have been ignored to date. Here we describe two cases of Cronobacter infection detected at the Wuhan Women and Children Medical Care Center Hospital (Wuhan City, China). We provide the genomic analysis of the isolates and the antibiotic-resistance profiles of the two strains. The Cronobacter strains identified in this study were not susceptible to third-generation cephalosporins, aminoglycoside, and/or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Whole genome sequencing revealed various genes known to encode antibiotic resistance. Future studies are needed to determine whether the genes predicted in this study are functional. As with Enterobacter spp., the antibiotic resistance of Cronobacter is a serious issue that requires more attention.