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Table 1 Characteristics of maternal listeriosis cases

From: Listeriosis during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study

No

Gestation

Clinical presentation

Culture sites

MSAF

WBC (109/L)

CRP (mg/L)

Mode of delivery

Antibiotic(s)

Before Delivery

Admission-delivery interval(hour/s)

Concomitant

disease

Maternal outcome

Neonatal/fetal outcome

Blood

Amniotic fluid

Placental tissue

M1

38

None

/

/

/

No

8.5

4.7

Cesarean section

Cefuroxime

24

Pelvic adhesions

Recovered

Survived

M2

32

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Vaginal delivery

NA

NA

NA

NA

Death, neonatal listeriosis

M3

26

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Vaginal delivery

NA

NA

NA

NA

Death, neonatal listeriosis

M4

30

Fever Tmax 38.2℃, Abd pain, vaginal bleeding

/

/

/

Yes

19.0

25

Vaginal delivery

Cefuroxime

22.5

GDM, HSP

Recovered

Survived, neonatal listeriosis

M5

29

Abd pain, vaginal bleeding, RFM

/

/

/

Yes

13.9

54.4

Vaginal delivery

No

4

Chorioamnionitis

Recovered

Survived, neonatal listeriosis

M6

34

RFM

/

/

/

Yes

17.3

30

Cesarean section

Azithromycin

3.5

Thrombophilia, chorioamnionitis

Recovered

Survived, neonatal listeriosis

M7

30

Abd pain, vaginal bleeding

/

( +)

( +)

Yes

27.6

56.8

Cesarean section

Piperacillin and sulbactam

10

URI, HBV carrier, Ovarian teratoma

Recovered

Survived, neonatal listeriosis

M8

30

Fever Tmax 39.7℃

( +)

( +)

( +)

Yes

17.0

52.9

Cesarean section

Ceftriaxone

1

GBS colonization, chorioamnionitis, sepsis, moderate anemia, Gallbladder polyps

Recovered

Survived, neonatal listeriosis

M9

37

Abd pain

( +)

/

/

No

7.1

64

Cesarean section

Cefuroxime

1

Chorioamnionitis, sepsis

Recovered

Survived, neonatal listeriosis

M10

28

Abd pain, ROM, flu-like symptoms

/

( +)

( +)

Yes

24.8

62.8

Cesarean section

Ceftriaxone

1.5

Chorioamnionitis,

Recovered

Death, neonatal listeriosis

M11

32

Abd pain, ROM

/

( +)

/

No

23.6

35

Cesarean section

Piperacillin and sulbactam + Metronidazole

5.5

No

Recovered

Survived

M12

36

Fever Tmax 38.4℃

/

(-)

( +)

No

24.0

85.2

Cesarean section

Cefotaxime

4

Chorioamnionitis, hyperthyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome

Recovered

Survived

M13

18

Fever Tmax 38℃, Abd pain, ROM, vaginal bleeding

(-)

( +)

/

No

17.2

96.9

Inevitable miscarriage

Piperacillin and sulbactam

17.5

Chorioamnionitis, Mild anemia

Recovered

Intrauterine fetal death

M14

35

Fever Tmax 38℃, Abd pain

(-)

( +)

( +)

Yes

23.1

36.3

Cesarean section

Ceftriaxone

3.5

Bilateral mesosalpinx cyst

Recovered

Survived

  1. MSAF meconium-stained amniotic fluid, WBC white blood cell, CRP C-reactive protein, NA not available, Tmax maximal temperature, Abd pain abdominal pain, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, HSP hereditary spastic paraplegia, RFM reduced fetal movements, URI upper respiratory infection, HBV hepatitis B virus, GBS Group B streptococcus, ROM rupture of membranes