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PRO/EDR> Bacillus cereus – France (03): (Paris) fatal, prems, source unknown

Hospital-Related Infection -- France1. Did the affected infants have _B. cereus_ bacteremia or some other syndrome?- Yes: [all] 3 newborns had bacteremia (positive blood cultures) and 1 patient was colonized (cavum). [Unsure of what "cavum" refers to.]2. Was the banked milk that was tested the same as the milk consumed by the affected newborns?- I do not know.3. What were the other environmental sites tested, such as, intravenous nutrition solutions?- Yes: environmental tests were performed: intravenous Read more [...]