US health officials may soon ask states to notify them of any cases of infants with serious infections caused by Cronobacter sakazakii, bacteria that can contaminate infant formula
Cronobacter infections typically strike infants who are less than 2 months old, and they can be fatal or permanently disabling. In an outbreak that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigated last year, four babies were sickened, including two who died.
The soonest that data collection could start is the beginning of 2024, and it would most likely be well into the year, depending on state legislative sessions. Currently, only two states, Minnesota and Michigan, require doctors to report Cronobacter cases, which may be diagnosed more generically as sepsis or meningitis, conditions that can result from an infection. “Unless detailed studies are done, the diagnosis as a Cronobacter illness may be missed,” FDA Commissioner Dr.
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