Neonatal listeriosis due to cross-infection in an obstetric theatre.
Two cases of neonatal listeriosis following Caesarean section are reported. Evidence is presented which suggests that cross-infection took place in the obstetric operating theatre. The first case shows the features of early-onset disease while the second illustrates the late-onset pattern. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated also from the mother of the first baby. The two neonatal disease patterns are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D003696:Delivery Rooms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011247:Pregnancy; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology