First Trimester Listeria monocytogenes Septicemia
1997
First Trimester Listeria monocytogenes Septicemia
Sample size: 1
publication
Evidence: low
Author Information
Author(s): Maritte Goddijn, Hans G. Schipper, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Hans Wolf
Primary Institution: Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hypothesis
What is the fetal outcome after Listeria monocytogenes septicemia in the first trimester of pregnancy?
Conclusion
Fetal outcome can be normal after appropriate treatment of maternal L. monocytogenes septicemia during embryogenesis.
Supporting Evidence
- The patient was treated with amoxicillin and had a healthy infant at birth.
- Prenatal examinations and ultrasounds showed no abnormalities.
- Previous cases of first trimester L. monocytogenes septicemia have been reported with varying outcomes.
Takeaway
A woman got sick from a bacteria called Listeria while she was pregnant, but after getting medicine, she had a healthy baby.
Methodology
Case report of a single patient treated for L. monocytogenes septicemia.
Limitations
Only one case is reported, limiting generalizability.
Participant Demographics
29-year-old Dutch woman, primigravida.
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