title: Inadequate management of pregnancy-associated listeriosis: lessons from four case reports.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenes infection during pregnancy can lead to dramatic fetal or neonatal outcomes. No clinical trial has evaluated treatment options, and retrospective studies of cases are therefore important to define optimal regimens. We report four cases of materno-neonatal listeriosis illustrating inadequate antimicrobial therapy management and discuss recommended treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, French National Reference Centre and WHO collaborating Centre for Listeria, Biology of Infection Unit, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Iariscité, Centre d'Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France; Inserm U1117, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charlier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goffinet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Azria
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lecuit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Amoxicillin; Listeria monocytogenes; infant; listeriosis; pregnancy