Listeria monocytogenes is an alimentary infection which can be extremely dangerous for pregnant women. A 34-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized with fetal cardiac rate alterations and influenza-like symptoms. A caesarean section due to fetal distress was performed. A maternal-fetal listeriosis diagnosis was possible only after the birth through bacteriological and histological examination on both the placenta and the newborn.
Listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report / Cito, Giuseppe; Luisi, Stefano; Faldini, Elisa; Calonaci, Giulia; Sanseverino, Francesca; Torricelli, Michela; Petraglia, Felice. - In: THE JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1476-7058. - ELETTRONICO. - 18:(2005), pp. 367-368. [10.1080/1476050400029616]
Listeriosis in pregnancy: A case report
Petraglia, Felice
2005
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes is an alimentary infection which can be extremely dangerous for pregnant women. A 34-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized with fetal cardiac rate alterations and influenza-like symptoms. A caesarean section due to fetal distress was performed. A maternal-fetal listeriosis diagnosis was possible only after the birth through bacteriological and histological examination on both the placenta and the newborn.
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