Listeriosis as an obstetric complication in an immunocompromised patient.
We have reported a case of maternal death associated with Listeria monocytogenes septicemia in a woman who was being treated with immunosuppressive drugs for lupus nephritis. This report, coupled with a previous case of L monocytogenes sepsis in a pregnant patient with AIDS, emphasizes that L monocytogenes infection may be an important, unrecognized pathogen in pregnant women with impaired immunity.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112-2822.
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Fan
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Pastorek
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Janney
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Sanders
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008088:Listeriosis; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*