title: Congenital listeriosis: case reports and review of literature.
abstract: Four babies with congenital listeriosis were diagnosed in the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong in 1990-1991. Two died in the early neonatal period. The remaining 2 survived and recovered with no sequelae. The clinical and pathological features of these babies, together with those reported in the recent literature are highlighted so as to raise a high index of suspicion toward this disease and hopefully prompt treatment can be offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious