| Autor: |
Cavaliere AF; Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Dipartimento Centro di Eccellenza Donna e Bambino Nascente, Fatebenefratelli Gemelli Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy., Perelli F; Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata, USL Toscana Centro, Firenze, Bagno a Ripoli, Italy., Mattei A; Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata, USL Toscana Centro, Firenze, Bagno a Ripoli, Italy., Dal Poggetto P; Paediatrics and Neonatology Unit, Santo Stefano Hospital Prato, AUSL Toscana Centro, via Suor Niccolina Infermiera, Prato, Italy., Marchi L; Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Santo Stefano Hospital Prato, AUSL Toscana Centro, via Suor Niccolina Infermiera, Prato, Italy., Vidiri A; Department of Science of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy., Turrini I; Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Santo Stefano Hospital Prato, AUSL Toscana Centro, via Suor Niccolina Infermiera, Prato, Italy., Aquilini D; Infectious Disease Unit, Santo Stefano Hospital Prato, AUSL Toscana Centro, via Suor Niccolina Infermiera, Prato, Italy., Brunelli T; Clinical Pathology and Microbiology Unit, Santo Stefano Hospital Prato, AUSL Toscana Centro, via Suor Niccolina Infermiera, Prato, Italy., Scambia G; Department of Science of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy., Straface G; Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Policlinico Abano Terme, Abano, Piazza Cristoforo Colombo, Abano Terme, Italy., Orfeo L; Neonatology Unit, Dipartimento Centro di Eccellenza Donna e Bambino Nascente, Fatebenefratelli Gemelli Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy., Vasarri P; Paediatrics and Neonatology Unit, Santo Stefano Hospital Prato, AUSL Toscana Centro, via Suor Niccolina Infermiera, Prato, Italy. |
| Abstrakt: |
The consumption of raw seafood, generally considered to be a healthy food, has greatly increased worldwide. Pathogens of fish can cause foodborne illnesses in humans, especially following the consumption of raw seafood from contaminated water.Foodborne illness in pregnant women is seldom the cause of neonatal infection, but, as in the reported cases, it has been associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality.We present the case of a newborn with septicemia and meningitis caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides acquired via the transplacental route. There was a maternal history of ingestion of raw seafood 1 week prior to delivery. A few similar cases are described in the existing literature, which reports 7 neonatal deaths.Therefore, the primary objective of this paper is to highlight the fact that the popularity of raw seafood such as sushi, sashimi, and oysters, requires an improvement in dietary advice regarding unsafe choices in pregnancy in order to avoid preventable foodborne diseases, sometimes fatal for the newborn. |
