title: A case of listeriosis in pregnancy with fetal survival.
abstract: Listeriosis during pregnancy is generally considered to result in an intrauterine infection which affects the fetus before birth or in the perinatal period. A case of listeriosis in a 38-yr-old diabetic woman with an influenza-like disease in her 32nd wk of pregnancy is presented. Two successive blood cultures were positive for Listeria monocytogenes type 4b and her serum showed a rising titer for agglutinins to this organism. After antibiotic treatment of the patient she gave birth to a healthy child.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005328:Fetal Viability; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin