Listeria monocytogenes—How This Pathogen Uses Its Virulence Mechanisms to Infect the Hosts

J Osek, K Wieczorek - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Listeriosis is a serious food-borne illness, especially in susceptible populations, including
children, pregnant women, and elderlies. The disease can occur in two forms: non-invasive …

An update review on Listeria infection in pregnancy

Z Wang, X Tao, S Liu, Y Zhao… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Listeria monocytogenes (LM) is an intracellular, aerobic and facultative anaerobic, Gram-
positive bacterium, which is primarily transmitted to humans orally via food. LM could occur …

Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Listeria monocytogenes Infection

WF Schlech III - Microbiology Spectrum, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium which can be found in soil
or water. Infection with the organism can develop after ingestion of contaminated food …

Listeriosis in pregnancy: a review

AM Craig, S Dotters-Katz, JA Kuller… - Obstetrical & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
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Listeria monocytogenes at the interface between ruminants and humans: A comparative pathology and pathogenesis review

S Bagatella, L Tavares-Gomes… - Veterinary …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is widely distributed in the environment as a
saprophyte, but may turn into a lethal intracellular pathogen upon ingestion. Invasive …

The epidemiology of listeriosis in pregnant women and children in New Zealand from 1997 to 2016: an observational study

E Jeffs, J Williman, C Brunton, J Gullam, T Walls - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Listeria monocytogenes causes the foodborne infection listeriosis. Pregnant
women, infants and immunocompromised children are at increased risk for infection. The …

A systematic review on the impact of gestational Lyme disease in humans on the fetus and newborn

LA Waddell, J Greig, LR Lindsay, AF Hinckley… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Lyme disease (LD), caused by bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species
complex, is the most common vector-borne disease in North America and Europe. A …

A review of the literature of Listeria monocytogenes in Africa highlights breast milk as an overlooked human source

M Sarr, MT Alou, A Padane, FS Diouf, M Beye… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
According to the latest WHO estimates (2015) of the global burden of foodborne diseases,
Listeria monocytogenes is responsible for one of the most serious foodborne infections and …

Listeriosis in pregnancy: An umbrella review of maternal exposure, treatment and neonatal complications

IEF Khsim, A Mohanaraj‐Anton, IB Horte… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Listeria monocytogenes is a commonly found organism in processed and
prepared food and the disease of listeriosis is associated with a high morbidity and mortality …

Health knowledge of lifestyle-related risks during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study of pregnant women in Germany

A Oechsle, M Wensing, C Ullrich… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate (1) pregnant women's level of knowledge of lifestyle-related
risk factors during pregnancy and their potential health impact on their offspring, and (2) the …