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is a multidrug-resistant pathogen causing high mortality and morbidity in adults with comorbidities and neonates. We report a Dutch case of meningitis in a neonate, clonally related to samples taken from an automated infant milk dispenser located at the family’s residence. We inform about the emergence of and suggest molecular surveillance in hospitals and other health settings. This is the first case connecting an automated formula dispenser to an invasive infection in a neonate.

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Neonatal Elizabethkingia anophelis meningitis originating from the water reservoir of an automated infant milk dispenser, the Netherlands, February 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=B+Ruben+Brandsema&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Brandsema B Ruben</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ger-Jan+Fleurke&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fleurke Ger-Jan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sigrid+Rosema&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rosema Sigrid</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eke+MW+Schins&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schins Eke MW</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jelte+Helfferich&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Helfferich Jelte</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Erik+Bathoorn&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bathoorn Erik</a></span>. Neonatal Elizabethkingia anophelis meningitis originating from the water reservoir of an automated infant milk dispenser, the Netherlands, February 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(14):pii=2400177. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.14.2400177" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.14.2400177</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 22 Mar 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 04 Apr 2024 </span> </p>
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