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The prognosis of Listeriosis depends on the health status of the host:<ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = Listeria | url = http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/definition.html }}</ref> | |||
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* [[Listeriosis]] in a [[fetus]] or infant results in a poor [[outcome]] with a high [[death]] rate. | * [[Listeriosis]] in a [[fetus]] or infant results in a poor [[outcome]] with a high [[death]] rate. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Natural History
Prognosis
The prognosis of Listeriosis depends on the health status of the host:[1]
- Healthy older children and adults have a lower death rate.
- Listeriosis in a fetus or infant results in a poor outcome with a high death rate.
- Even with prompt treatment, some listeriosis cases result in death. This is particularly likely in older adults and in persons with other medical conditions.
Complications
Invasive disease might complicate into:[2][3]
- Intrauterine or cervical infections in pregnant women, which may result in:
- Spontaneous abortion (2nd/3rd trimester)
- Stillbirth
- Surviving neonates of Fetomaternal Listeriosis may suffer from:
- Granulomatosis infantiseptica - pyogenic granulomas distributed over the whole body, and may suffer from physical retardation
- Influenza-like symptoms, including persistent fever, usually precede the onset of the aforementioned disorders.
- Reinfection (rare)
References
- ↑ "Listeria".
- ↑ Mandell, Gerald L.; Bennett, John E. (John Eugene); Dolin, Raphael. (2010). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. ISBN 0-443-06839-9.
- ↑ "Listeriosis".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gray, M. L., and A. H. Killinger. 1966. Listeria monocytogenes and listeric infection. Bacteriol. Rev. 30:309-382.
- ↑ Armstrong, R. W., and P. C. Fung. 1993. Brainstem encephalitis (Rhombencephalitis) due to Listeria monocytogenes: case report and review. Clin. Infect. Dis. 16:689-702.
- ↑ Holland, S., E. Alfonso, H. Gelender, D. Heidemann, A. Mendelsohn, S. Ullman, and D. Miller. 1987. Corneal ulcer due to Listeria monocytogenes. Cornea 6:144-146.
- ↑ Whitelock-Jones, L., J. Carswell, and K. C. Rassmussen. 1989. Listeria pneumonia. A case report. South African Medical Journal 75:188-189.