Title of article :
Cronobacter sakazakii and Microbiological Profile of Infant Formulae and Some Dairy Products Consumed by Infants
Author/Authors :
Hassan Amer, Ibrahim Department of Food Control - Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Sharkia, Egyp , Hassan Mansour, Mohamed Ahmed Department of Food Control - Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Sharkia, Egyp , Nabil Abdelfatah, Eman Department of Food Control - Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Sharkia, Egyp , Yousry Elshazely, Rowyda Mohamed Department of General Hygiene and Abattoirs - Talkha Veterinary Administration, Mansoura City, Dakahlia, Egypt
Abstract :
Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic, food-borne pathogen that causes serious diseases and deaths in
children. To the best of our knowledge, This is the first work that evaluated infant formula and other dairy products
consumed by infants for the presence of Cronobacter sakazakii in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Also, we evaluated the
possible role of the MALDI-TOF MS system as an accurate and rapid method for Cronobacter sakazakii identification
by comparing it with the conventional biochemical tests. The results cleared that Cronobacter sakazakii was detected
in 14.3%, 40%, and 6.25% of the contaminated starting from birth IFMP, follow up IFMP, and rice pudding samples,
respectively. On the other hand, microbiological analysis of the samples cleared high contamination levels and the
presence of Aeromonas hydrophila. The present study enlightens the presence of high danger for infants consuming
these contaminated products, thus hygienic precautions and effective control measures should be applied.
Keywords :
Cronobacter sakazakii , Infant formula , MALDI-TOF MS , Aeromonas hydrophila , Baby food
Journal title :
Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences
