On the diagnosis of intrauterine listeriosis

Abstract

Intrauterine infections are one of the most pressing health problems. A feature of listeria infection is the possibility of penetration of the pathogen through the placental barrier with the development of severe systemic lesions and negative perinatal outcomes.Purpose: To describe the nonspecific morphological manifestations of listeria infection in the early stages of the disease in postnatal fetal death.Morphological confirmation of listeriosis is multiple productive-necrotic granulomas (listeriomas) with the presence of listeria in them in the form of straight, short, sometimes ovoid rods, located singly or in groups, identified by Gram-Weigert staining.

Keywords

• pregnancy
• generalized listeriosis
• intrauterine infection