Pate might be the cause of some specific cases of listeriosis, but only if the ingredients of the pate have been contaminated with the listeriosis bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes. Any food that is not clean, handled and cooked properly or refrigerated properly can be spoiled or contaminated with bacteria.
During pregnancy, listeriosis often causes miscarriage or stillbirth.
Listeriosis may cause flu-like symptoms and the infection can be transmitted prenatally even if the mother has no symptoms.
The overall death rate for listeriosis is 26%.
Maternal and congenital listeriosis and syphilis are treated with antibiotics.
A maternal blood test is used to diagnose listeriosis.
In 1989, there were 1,965 cases of listeriosis with 481 deaths.
In 1989, there were 1,965 cases of listeriosis with 481 deaths.
Listeriosis is treated with the antibiotics ampicillin (Omnipen) or sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra).
The only way to diagnose listeriosis is to isolate Listeria monocytogenes from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or stool.
Commonly, symptoms of late-onset listeriosis appear about two weeks after birth.
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Listeriosis may be diagnosed and treated by infectious disease specialists and internal medicine specialists.