Abstract
Background: Little is known about fetal outcome after Listeria monocytogenes septicemia in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Case: A primigravida with L. monocytogenes septicemia at 9 weeks gestation was treated with amoxicillin. At 40 weeks gestation a healthy female infant was born.
Conclusion: This case shows that fetal outcome can be normal after appropriate treatment of maternal L. monocytogenes septicemia during embryogenesis.
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