First Trimester Listeria monocytogenes Septicemia

M. Goddijn, H. G. Schipper, L. Spanjaard, H. Wolf

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Abstract

Background: Little is known about fetal outcome after Listeria monocytogenes septicemia in the first trimester of pregnancy.Case: A primigravida with L. monocytogenes septicemia at 9 weeks gestation was treated with amoxicillin. At 40 weeks gestation a healthy female infant was born.Conclusion: This case shows that fetal outcome can be normal after appropriate treatment of maternal L. monocytogenes septicemia during embryogenesis
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)219-221
JournalInfectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997

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