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"The Cronobacter infection is quite rare, with the CDC only hearing about four to six cases a year (although more could be unreported), but contaminated milk can put infants at risk for other infections as well. "Cronobacter can cause infections among babies born at full term, and babies younger than about two or three months are at the highest risk for Cronobacter meningitis," Dr. Bowen says. "This was the first report of a Cronobacter infection linked to a contaminated breast pump, but other babies have gotten sick from drinking milk obtained using a pump contaminated with different types of germs." bridesmaid dressed up to look sexy