Volume 17, Number 9—September 2011
Dispatch
Predominance of Cronobacter sakazakii Sequence Type 4 in Neonatal Infections
Susan Joseph and Stephen J. Forsythe
Table 1
Strains used in study of Cronobacter sakazakii genotypes and disease severity and clinical details derived from original case histories*
| Strain | Patient type/age (EGA)† | Clinical signs/outcome | Isolation site | Year | Country | ST | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553 | Neonate/1 d | UNK | UNK | 1977 | Netherlands | 4 | (15) |
| 557 | Neonate/5 d | UNK | UNK | 1979 | Netherlands | 4 | (15) |
| 693 | Neonate/13 d (41 wk) | Asymptomatic | Feces | 1994 | France | 13 | (3) |
| 695 | Neonate/15 d (32 wk) | Fatal NEC II | Trachea | 1994 | France | 4 | (3,6) |
| 701 | Neonate/28 d (28 wk) | Fatal NEC III | Peritoneal fluid | 1994 | France | 4 | (3,6) |
| 709 | Neonate/18 d (29 wk) | Septicemia | Trachea | 1994 | France | 4 | (3,6) |
| 767 | Neonate/19 d (31 wk) | Fatal meningitis | Trachea | 1994 | France | 4 | (3,6) |
| 721 | Neonate/2 wk | Meningitis | CSF | 2003 | USA | 4 | |
| 978 | Neonate/<1 wk | UNK | Enteral feeding tube | 2007 | UK | 3 | (12) |
| 696 | Neonate/17 d (32 wk) | NEC II | Feces | 1994 | France | 12 | (3,6) |
| 984 | Neonate/3–4 wk | UNK | Enteral feeding tube | 2007 | UK | 3 | (12) |
| 690 | Neonate/27 d (31 wk) | Asymptomatic | Feces | 1994 | France | 12 | (3) |
| 1218 | Neonate/<1 mo (30 wk) | Fatal meningitis | CSF | 2001 | USA | 1 | |
| 1219 | Neonate/<1 mo (36 wk) | Fatal meningitis | CSF | 2002 | USA | 4 | |
| 1221 | Neonate/<1 mo | Meningitis, adverse neurologic outcome | CSF | 2003 | USA | 4 | |
| 1225 | Neonate/<1 mo (35 wk) | Fatal meningitis | Blood | 2007 | USA | 4 | |
| 1231 | Neonate (33 wk) | Fatal neurologic damage | Feces | 2004 | New Zealand | 4 | (2) |
| HPB 3290 | Neonate (33 wk) | Meningitis | CSF | 2001 | USA | 1 | (1) |
| 1249 | Neonate | Fatal infection | UNK | 2009 | UK | 31 | |
| 1220 | Infant/6 wk (37 wk) | Brain abscess, nonfatal | CSF | 2003 | USA | 4 | |
| 1223 | Infant/6 wk (31 wk) | UNK, in ICU | Blood | 2004 | USA | 4 | |
| 1240 | Infant/7 wk | Fatal meningitis | CSF | 2008 | USA | 4 | (11) |
| 1242 | Infant/7 wk | Fatal meningitis | Brain | 2008 | USA | 4 | (11) |
| 1241 | Infant/7 mo | Sudden infant death syndrome | Blood | 2008 | USA | 1 | (11) |
| 1222 | Infant/8 mo | Fever, recovered | Blood | 2003 | USA | 4 | |
| 1224 | Infant/10 mo | Fever, severe combined immunodeficiency | Blood | 2004 | USA | 4 | |
| HPB 2856 | Child/6 y | UNK | UNK | 2002 | Canada | 15 | (10) |
| ATCC 29544 | Child | UNK | Throat | 1980 | USA | 8 | (13) |
| 20 | Child/6 y | UNK | Feces | 2004 | Czech Rep | 4 | |
| 12 | Adult/74 y | UNK | Feces | 2004 | Czech Rep | 1 | |
| CDC 0743–75 | UNK | Foot wound | Wound | 1975 | USA | 41 | (13) |
| CDC 407–77 | UNK | UNK | Sputum | 1977 | USA | 8 | (13) |
| CDC 996–77 | UNK | UNK | Spinal fluid | 1977 | USA | 8 | (13) |
| NCTC 9238 | UNK | UNK | Abdomen pus | 1953 | UK | 18 | (15) |
| HPB 2852 | UNK | UNK | UNK | 1990 | Canada | 8 | (10) |
| HPB 2853 | UNK | UNK | UNK | 1990 | Canada | 4 | (10) |
| 511 | UNK | UNK | UNK | 1983 | Czech Rep | 8 | (14) |
| 513 | UNK | UNK | UNK | 1983 | Czech Rep | 8 | (14) |
| 520 | UNK | UNK | UNK | 1983 | Czech Rep | 12 | (14) |
| 526 | UNK | UNK | UNK | 1983 | Czech Rep | 8 | (14) |
| 558 | UNK | UNK | UNK | 1983 | Netherlands | 4 | (15) |
*EGA, estimated gestational age; ST, sequence type; UNK, unknown; NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; ICU, intensive care unit; Czech Rep, Czech Republic; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
†Values <37 weeks are considered premature.
