Listeria monocytogenes septicemia in pregnancy.
A case of Listeria monocyto-enes septicemia in a patient with a poor reproductive history is presented. The clinical aspects and implications of this infectious disease during pregnancy are discussed, and the role of Listeria as a cause of recurrent pregnancy wastage is summarized.
D000328:Adult; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*