Listeria monocytogenes infection in pregnancy and neonatal sepsis

Listeria monocytogenes infection in pregnancy and neonatal sepsis

Authors report a fatal neonatal sepsis caused by Listeria monocytogenes. While the diagnostic procedure aimed to identify the microrganism is described, it is emphasized the importance to recover Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) and L. monocytogenes by means of vaginal-rectal swab culture. The intrapa...

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Main Authors: Francesca Pascale, Vincenzo Rondinelli, Vittorio Focarelli, Raffaele Saraceno, Manuela Colosimo, Stefania Giglio, Maria Giuseppina Pascale, Nicola Iiritano, Giovanna Caruso, Antonio Marino, Francesco Caligiuri, Giacomo Fabiano, Melania Dragone, Ugo Mazzei, Rosanna Masciari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2008-06-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
Subjects:
Listeriosis, Pregnancy,Vaginal swab, Neonatal sepsis
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2582

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