Antimicrobial Resistance in Cronobacter sakazakii

Abstract

The microbe “Cronobacter sakazakii” is a string test positive that inhabit different environs and thrives in adverse dry conditions. The ecosystem for Cronobacter is completely undefined. The incidence of Cronobacter is observed in different varieties of foodstuffs namely dry type, “powdered infant formula (PIF),” milk powder, tea powder, mushroom, starches, wastewater, animal meat, and fish products. Although C. sakazakii-contaminated food has not gained health importance, mitigation measures for containment need to take into consideration the occurrence in foodstuffs, constituents, during harvest and postharvest handling, processing, product development, and deterrence, making it as a potential cradle of this contagion due to postinfection-related health complications and high mortality rates. C. sakazakii recovered from various sources such as animal products, fish and fishery products, milk products, herbal teas, and starches exhibited resistance to different antimicrobial drugs. Despite the fact that the rate of occurrence of C. sakazakii is low, in view of its diversity, virulence nature, high mortality rates coupled with the emergence of obduracy to drugs, especially multiple drug resistance, and the high possibility of transfer, this candidate microbe needs complete attention in order to restrict its entry, particularly into infant foods.