Perinatal asphyxia associated with early neonatal sepsis with Listeria monocytogenes – case presentation

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacillus with a low incidence of diagnosed infections that can cause maternal, fetal and neonatal listeriosis by vertical transmission from the mother. In adults, the infection is mild with gastrointestinal or flu-like symptoms, sometimes it may even be asymptomatic. In contrast, in newborns it can cause early or late neonatal sepsis, endocarditis, meningitis, neurological complications. Neurolisteriosis is the most serious form of neonatal disease with an increased rate of perinatal mortality. We present a case of a term newborn with early neonatal sepsis with Listeria monocytogenes that associated severe perinatal asphyxia.

Keywords

• perinatal asphyxia
• early neonatal sepsis
• listeria monocytogenes