title: Molecular evidence for vertical transmission of listeriosis, Taiwan.
abstract: The case is presented of a pregnant woman at the 31st week of gestation with Listeria monocytogenes bacteraemia and microabscess formation in the endometrium, who delivered an infant with disseminated infection (meningitis and bacteraemia). The two patients were successfully treated with intravenous ampicillin and gentamicin. Molecular typing using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis disclosed that three isolates from the mother (blood) and infant (blood and cerebrospinal fluid) had identical RAPD profiles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Tsung
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shee-Uan
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mu-Zon
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chien-Yir
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wuu-Shiun
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Buor-Niarn
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: Chieh Jou
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Horng
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D011247:Pregnancy; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial