Listeriosis as a cause of maternal death: an obstetric complication of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
A case of maternal death due to Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia, with survival of the prematurely delivered infant, is presented. Lymphopenia and a Haitian origin suggest that the fatal outcome was related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). To our knowledge, this is the first recorded instance of a maternal death due to listeriosis.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology