Neonatal cross-infection with Listeria monocytogenes.
Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes by food continues to cause concern. Even so, this is not the only means of transmission and neonatal hospital-acquired infection has been well recorded. We report here two cases of perinatal listeriosis one of which was likely to have been due to cross-contamination in a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) with equipment acting as the vehicle.
Department of Paediatrics, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, U.K.
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Pejaver
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Watson
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Mucklow
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male