MATERNO-FETAL LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES INFECTION DETECTED FROM AMNIOTIC FLUID (CASE REPORT)
Wali Alami Mohamed*, Hadi Imane, Iraqui Houssaini Zineb, Nader Soufiane, Dadi Chaimae, Benouda Amina
ABSTRACT
Maternal-fetal bacterial infection is a public health concern, affecting approximately one to two cases per 1000 live births. Maternal-fetal infection (MFI) is responsible for a mortality rate of around 3% and sometimes severe morbidity.[1] The incidence of different causative agents varies from country to country.[2] Group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus and Escherichia coli are the most commonly encountered agents (over 70%). Infections by Listeria are rare.[3] We report the first case in Morocco of MFI due to L. monocytogenes detected from amniotic fluid at Cheikh Zaid International University Hospital in Rabat.
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