Neonatal listeriosis: experience in Suffolk.
Four cases of neonatal infection with Listeria monocytogenes are reported. Two of them resulted in neonatal death and two in long-term healthy survival. The literature on the subject is reviewed with particular reference to epidemiology, early recognition and treatment.
Smyth
R L
RL
Department of Paediatrics, Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, U.K.
Bamford
M F
MF
D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission