The course of congenital listeriosis in a newborn child on the example of a clinical case

The topic of intrauterine infections in newborns does not lose its relevance from year to year. Listeriosis in newborns often occurs in severe form, leading to neonatal sepsis, often with a fatal outcome. Awareness of this disease will allow obstetrician-gynecologist and neonatologist to avoid mistakes in diagnosis and exclude congenital listeriosis at the birth of a child with manifestations of intrauterine infection. The aim of the work is to describe a clinical case of transplacental infection with listeriosis of a newborn. The analysis of medical documentation, the course of the neonatal period of a child with a diagnosis of “neonatal disseminated listeriosis” was carried out.

In this paper, using the example of the presented clinical case, the main manifestations of congenital listeriosis in a newborn child are described. The main content of the work is a description of clinical forms of pathology, in particular, listeriosis of pregnant women and newborns. Special attention is paid to the consideration of the diagnosis and treatment tactics of the disease.

Listeriosis is a disease with the absence of specific clinical symptoms in pregnant women, and therefore, difficulties arise in its diagnosis. If signs of ARVI are detected in pregnant women or an appropriate history, it is necessary to conduct a timely examination, including for lystriosis. Prevention of the disease includes informing the population about the path of transmission of infection, about the threat associated with the use of non-heat-treated dairy products.