Occurrence of Cronobacter Spp. in Ready-to-Eat Vegetable Products, Frozen Vegetables, and Sprouts Examined Using Cultivation and Real-Time PCR Methods.

Environmental matrices and food products are hypothesized to be sources of Cronobacter spp. The severity of neonatal infections, increasing number of cases in elderly and immunocompromised individuals, as well as isolation of Cronobacter spp. from clinical materials demands that more attention should be paid to Cronobacter spp.