Listeriosis in pregnancy: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Listeriosis is a rare disease that causes mild maternal illness, but can be devastating to the fetus. Listeria's rare microbiologic features make it a difficult infection to diagnose and treat: it is an intracellular organism that hides within host cells. Because of the potentially severe consequences, it is important that obstetricians are familiar with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of listerial infection.
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Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Services, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA.