Neonatal cross-infection with Listeria monocytogenes

Neonatal cross-infection with Listeria monocytogenes

Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes by food continues to cause concern. Even so, this is not the only means of transmission and neonatal hospital-acquired infection has been well recorded. We report here two cases of perinatal listeriosis one of which was likely to have been due to cross-contamin...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of infection 1993-05, Vol.26 (3), p.301-303
Hauptverfasser: Pejaver, R. Kumar, Watson, A.H., Mucklow, E.S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Biological and medical sciences
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - transmission
Equipment Contamination
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeriosis - microbiology
Listeriosis - transmission
Male
Medical sciences
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
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Zusammenfassung:Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes by food continues to cause concern. Even so, this is not the only means of transmission and neonatal hospital-acquired infection has been well recorded. We report here two cases of perinatal listeriosis one of which was likely to have been due to cross-contamination in a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) with equipment acting as the vehicle
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/0163-4453(93)95519-O