International Journal of Women's Health (May 2023)
Listeriosis During Pregnancy: Maternal and Neonatal Consequences—A Case Report
Abstract
Linas Rovas,1,2 Arturas Razbadauskas,1 Gabriele Slauzgalvyte2 1Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Klaipeda University Hospital, Klaipeda, LithuaniaCorrespondence: Linas Rovas, Klaipeda University Hospital, Klaipeda University, H. Manto g. 84, Klaipeda, 92294, Lithuania, Tel +37069843875, Email [email protected]: Listeriosis is a rare but extremely dangerous infection for both mother and fetus. This pathogen can spread in humans’ bodies by consumption of contaminated food. The main high-risk groups of people for being infected are immunosuppressed and especially pregnant women. We present a case of materno-neonatal listeriosis illustrating that empiric antimicrobial therapy of chorioamnionitis during labor and neonate postpartum can also cover listeriosis which was not diagnosed prior to obtaining cultures.Keywords: listeriosis, chorioamnionitis, pregnancy, neonatal infection, antimicrobial treatment
