Listeriosis is a rare infectious disease. Pregnant women with listeriosis represent 1/3 of all listeriosis cases. Listeriosis is a foodborne disease. Sporadic as well as epidemic cases of listeriosis are usually related to contaminated processed food, especially meat dishes served in fast-food restaurants and dairy products. Pregnant women are at an increased risk for listeriosis infection. Unfortunately the symptoms are not specific and the diagnosis presents a considerable challenge. Although the literature offers some case reports on a complicated course of listeriosis during pregnancy the infection usually runs a mild course in pregnant women. Regardless, fetal or neonatal infection is related to very high risk of lethal complications in the newborn, among others: sepsis, meningitis or pneumonia. The authors report a case of a 26-year-old primigravida woman with listeriosis. Throughout this case they describe the course of the infection, diagnostic process and treatment of this disease.
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Youssef Benabdejlil, Mostafa Chegri, Jaouad Kouach, Driss Moussaoui, Mohamed Dehayni. (2015). Listeriosis in Pregnant Women in Morocco: A Case Report. Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 3(1), 18-20. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jgo.20150301.14
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Youssef Benabdejlil; Mostafa Chegri; Jaouad Kouach; Driss Moussaoui; Mohamed Dehayni. Listeriosis in Pregnant Women in Morocco: A Case Report. J. Gynecol. Obstet. 2015, 3(1), 18-20. doi: 10.11648/j.jgo.20150301.14
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abstract = {Listeriosis is a rare infectious disease. Pregnant women with listeriosis represent 1/3 of all listeriosis cases. Listeriosis is a foodborne disease. Sporadic as well as epidemic cases of listeriosis are usually related to contaminated processed food, especially meat dishes served in fast-food restaurants and dairy products. Pregnant women are at an increased risk for listeriosis infection. Unfortunately the symptoms are not specific and the diagnosis presents a considerable challenge. Although the literature offers some case reports on a complicated course of listeriosis during pregnancy the infection usually runs a mild course in pregnant women. Regardless, fetal or neonatal infection is related to very high risk of lethal complications in the newborn, among others: sepsis, meningitis or pneumonia. The authors report a case of a 26-year-old primigravida woman with listeriosis. Throughout this case they describe the course of the infection, diagnostic process and treatment of this disease.},
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