Conditions / Infectious

listeriosis

info · Infectious · ICD-10: A32

A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection, has_material_basis_in Listeria monocytogenes, which is transmitted_by ingestion of contaminated food or raw milk or transmitted_by congenital method. Ingestion of Listeria by pregnant women with

A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection, has_material_basis_in Listeria monocytogenes, which is transmitted_by ingestion of contaminated food or raw milk or transmitted_by congenital method. Ingestion of Listeria by pregnant women with symptoms of nausea, with symptoms of vomiting, with symptoms of diarrhea, with symptoms of fever, with symptoms of malaise, with symptoms of back pain, and with symptoms of headache. Maternal infection with Listeria can result in chorioamnionitis, premature labor, spontaneous abortion, or stillbirth.

Medications that may treat it

amoxicillin ampicillin bacampicillin penicillin G

Also known as: Infection by Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria infection