Catalog
Neonatal listeriosis
Link to WHO Definition
Neonatal listeriosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/864425294
A condition affecting fetuses or neonates, caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria Listeria. This condition is characterised by respiratory distress in the neonate, by stillbirth, or by abortion. Transmission is by vertical transmission. Confirmation is by identification of Listeria in the neonate and mother.