Mariëtte Goddijn,1Hans G. Schipper,2Lodewijk Spanjaard,3and Hans Wolf1
Received16 Oct 1996
Accepted03 Mar 1997
Abstract
Background: Little is known about fetal outcome after Listeria monocytogenes septicemia in the first trimester of pregnancy.Case: A primigravida with L. monocytogenes septicemia at 9 weeks gestation was treated with amoxicillin. At 40 weeks gestation a healthy female infant was born.Conclusion: This case shows that fetal outcome can be normal after appropriate treatment of maternal L. monocytogenes septicemia during embryogenesis.