Listeriosis as a cause of maternal death: An obstetric complication of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Autor: Wetli, Charles V., Roldan, Eneida O., Fojaco, Rita M.
Zdroj: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; September 1983, Vol. 147 Issue: 1 p7-9, 3p
Abstrakt: A case of maternal death due to Listeria monocytogenesbacteremia, with survival of the prematurely delivered infant, is presented. Lymphopenia and a Haitian origin suggest that the intal outcome was related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). To our knowledge, this is the first recorded instance of a maternal death due to listeriosis.
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