TY - JOUR AU - Zeng, Haiyan AU - Lei, Tao AU - He, Wenjing AU - Zhang, Jumei AU - Liang, Bingshao AU - Li, Chengsi AU - Ling, Na AU - Ding, Yu AU - Wu, Shi AU - Wang, Juan AU - Wu, Qingping T1 - Novel Multidrug-Resistant Cronobacter sakazakii Causing Meningitis in Neonate, China, 2015 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 11 SP - 2121 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report a case of meningitis in a neonate in China, which was caused by a novel multidrug-resistant Cronobacter sakazakii strain, sequence type 256, capsular profile K1:CA1. We identified genetic factors associated with bacterial pathogenicity and antimicrobial drug resistance in the genome and plasmids. Enhanced surveillance of this organism is warranted. KW - Cronobacter sakazakii KW - neonatal meningitis KW - ST256 KW - multi-drug resistance KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - bacteria KW - China DO - 10.3201/eid2411.180718 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/11/18-0718_article ER - End of Reference