Serratia marcescens and its role in Pink breast milk and upper GI bleeding in an infant: a Tanzanian case report
S. marcescens should be considered a potential cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in infants at risk. Although previously known to cause outbreaks in vulnerable infants, pathogenicity in healthy infants is also possible. Maintaining strict hygiene of feeding and breast milk pumping equipment is important to prevent infections in infants.
Authors
- Rukhsar Osman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7281-2858)
- Mariam Noorani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6455-1675)
- Nahida Walli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-5228)
- Maria Bulimba
- Hajaj Salum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2346-9114)
- Masolwa Ng’wanasayi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3488-7829)
- Mohamedraza Ebrahim
- Mayila Mbuki
- Jonathan A Shogholo
Institutions
- Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam (TZ)
- Aga Khan University (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10862-1
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00