TABLE 1.

Origins of L. monocytogenes isolates

Category	No. (%) of isolates (total n, 314)
Site of infection
Blood or cerebrospinal fluid	278 (88)
Other sterile sitesa	11 (4)
Other sitesb	14 (4)
Not known	11 (4)
Gender
Male	180 (57)
Female	132 (42)
Not known	2 (1)
Pregnancy associatedc	32 (10)

^aBrain, bursa, hip prosthesis, joint, pericardium, peritoneum, and pleural fluid.

^bGastrointestinal tract, genital mucosa, neck abscess, placenta, upper respiratory tract, and wound swabs.

^cFourteen were from seven mother-child pairs.