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ArticleIndian pediatrics2026

Outbreak of Gastrointestinal Sepsis Associated with Bacillus cereus-Contaminated Human Milk Fortifier in Preterm Neonates.

Wrik Laha, Choudri Muzafar Paswal, Swasthi Kabi Satpathy, Neeraj Gupta, Vibhor Tak

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Wrik LahaDepartment of Neonatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India.
Choudri Muzafar PaswalDepartment of Neonatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India.
Swasthi Kabi SatpathyDepartment of Neonatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India.
Neeraj GuptaDepartment of Neonatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India. neerajpgi@yahoo.co.in.ORCID 0000-0002-6660-5219
Vibhor TakDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a cluster of acute gastrointestinal illness in seven preterm neonates temporally associated with a single batch of powdered human milk fortifier (HMF). Symptoms developed within 3-4 h of ingestion and included profuse diarrhea, dehydration, hypoglycemia, and shock. Blood and stool cultures were sterile. Microbiological analysis of unopened HMF sachets revealed contamination with Bacillus cereus and other spore-forming organisms. Withdrawal of the implicated batch and reinforcement of infection-control measures resulted in no further cases. This outbreak highlights the risk of pathogenic contamination of powdered HMF in neonatal intensive care units.

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Bacillus cereusDisease OutbreaksFood, FortifiedMilk, HumanNeonatal SepsisSepsisFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleDisease outbreakHuman milk fortifierNeonatal sepsisPreterm neonates

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