A case of Listeriosis in early third trimester pregnant woman.
- Author:
Un Suk JUNG
1
;
Eun Sung LEE
;
Kyong Wook YI
;
Joo Young MIN
;
Kyoung Ju LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Listeriosis;
Pregnancy;
Careful history;
Empirical antibiotics
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Central Nervous System Infections;
Communicable Diseases;
Endocarditis;
Female;
Gastroenteritis;
Humans;
Immunity, Cellular;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature;
Listeria monocytogenes;
Listeriosis*;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third*;
Pregnant Women*;
Sepsis;
Ventilation
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2005;48(1):194-198
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although listeria monocytogenes is widely distributed in nature, it rarely causes clinical infection in previously healthy people. However, this microorganism may cause severe infectious disease in pregnant women and newborns due to impaired cell-mediated immunity. Various clinical symptoms have been described such as sepsis, central nervous system infections, endocarditis, gastroenteritis and localized infections. A clinical presentation of listeriosis in an early third trimester pregnant woman and in a preterm infant is emphasized in addition to taking a careful patient history, early empirical administration of antibiotics, aggressive ventilation therapy and also pharmacological support.
