Late stillbirth due to listeriosis

Segado-Arenas, Antonio; Atienza-Cuevas, Lidia; Broullón-Molanes, José Roman; Rodríguez-González, Moisés; Lubián‐López, Simón Pedro

doi:10.4322/acr.2018.051

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“…The incidence of listeriosis in pregnancy has been described as between 0.7 and 12 cases in 100 000 pregnancies 3 4. Evidence also suggests that ethnicity is a significant risk factor with Asian and Afro-Caribbean pregnant women found to have a higher incidence of listeriosis compared with Caucasians 2.…”

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Listeriosis in pregnancy: a challenge in diagnosis

Basri

2024

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Listeriosis is a rare foodborne infection caused byListeria monocytogenes. It has been reported to be commonly found among the obstetric population, immunocompromised group and elderly, presumably due to the lower immunity status in these populations. Presentation in pregnancy is usually non-specific like fever, diarrhoea, respiratory tract symptoms and preterm rupture of membrane. These make the diagnosis challenging and may delay the correct management. We present a case of a female in her early 40s, gravida 4 para 0+3 at 27 weeks who presented with fever. She later developed preterm rupture of membrane 24 hours after admission. The leaking of liquor later changed from clear to meconium stained raising the suspicion of listeria chorioamnionitis, necessitating an emergency preterm delivery via caesarean section. The newborn acquired listeria infection and required ventilation support. He subsequently was discharged from neonatal unit after nearly 3 months of life.

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Listeriosis in pregnancy: a challenge in diagnosis

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2024

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“…However, the complication can be represented by preterm birth, early-onset neonatal sepsis and fetal loss [27]. Segado-Arenas et al ( 2018) reported a case of a late stillbirth secondary to maternal chorioamnionitis [51].…”

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Stillbirths’ microbiology: a favorable time for post-mortem microbiology

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Post-Mortem Microbiology (PMM) aims to detect infections that could be a cause of stillbirth. A newborn having no sign of life after delivery is defined as stillbirth. Different infections could cause a chain of events leading to stillbirth but the relationships between maternal infection and stillbirth are often not very clear; as a matter of fact, the positive serologic tests do not prove causality. Screening, prevention, and treatment of maternal infections are important to reduce the stillbirth risk. The identification of an infectious agent that causes stillbirth through PMM is a shared aim by microbiologists, pathologists and surgeons, and it is also the common goal in clinical and forensic autopsies. The aim of this paper is a review the major infections that lead to stillbirths.

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“…During pregnancy, listeriosis usually only presents with fever and flu-like symptoms, such as fatigue and myalgia. However, the complication of infections during pregnancy include miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or lifethreatening neonatal sepsis and fetal loss [2].…”

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Listeriosis in a Pregnant Woman and a Neonate

Yun¹,

Kim²,

Cho³

et al. 2020

Ewha Med J

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Listeriosis is an infectious disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes. It' s rare in healthy adults, it could be fatal in pregnant women. Listeriosis in pregnant women causes fever and flu-like symptoms, but could lead to fatal consequences. However, because there are few cases of listeriosis reported in Korea, the symptoms are ambiguous and the standard diagnostic tool has yet to be determined, making accurate diagnosis difficult. We present a case of a 35-year-old pregnant woman who had fever and headache. Initially, we didn't find the cause of fever. However, after delivery, L. monocytogenes was detected in the neonatal gastric aspirate culture, blood cultures. The placenta and amniotic membrane showed acute suppurative inflammation and chorioamnionitis. The mother recovered after antibiotic treatment and delivery, but in the case of the newborn baby, the patient died despite treatment. We report a case of listeriosis in a pregnant woman and a neonate with literature review.

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Late stillbirth due to listeriosis

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Listeriosis in pregnancy: a challenge in diagnosis

Listeriosis in pregnancy: a challenge in diagnosis

Stillbirths’ microbiology: a favorable time for post-mortem microbiology

Listeriosis in a Pregnant Woman and a Neonate

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