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antibodies, listeriosis, infection, the organism listeria monocytogenes, listeria monocytogenes is common in wild animals, domesticated animals, in soil, water, l, monocytogenes causes, disease in many animals, common cause of miscarriage, stillbirth in domestic animals, l, monocytogenes also occurs, a food-borne contaminant, cause disease, in humans, l, monocytogenes most often causes, a generalized blood infection, septicemia, meningitis, inflammation, the covering, the brain, fetus, newborn, pregnant women, particularly susceptible to l, monocytogenes, immunocompromised individuals, cancer, organ transplants, aids, at increased risk, infection of a pregnant woman early in pregnancy generally leads to miscarriage, organism transmitted across the placenta, infections in late pregnancy, lead to stillbirth, death, the infant, a few hours of birth, half of infants infected at, near term, die, in infants, listeriosis, become evident, in the first few days of life, loss of appetite, lethargy, jaundice, vomiting, respiratory distress, shock, infants, have pneumonia, a skin rash present, death rate is very high, late-appearing infection, in the infant, symptoms appear at age 5 days, older, infection in children, meningitis, no special clinical signs to differentiate listerial meningitis from meningitis, in adults, take many forms depending on what organ, organ systems, infected, meningitis, pneumonia, septicemia, endocarditis, in milder form, abscesses, skin lesion, conjunctivitis, maternal infection pregnant, stillbirth, fulminant illness, in the newborn causing death, a few hours of birth, newborn, loss of appetite, lethargy, jaundice, vomiting, skin rash, increased pressure inside the skull, due to meningitis, skull's "sutures" to, become separated, brown-stained amniotic fluid, skin rash, respiratory distress, shock, cultures of amniotic fluid, cultures, the blood, cultures, the urine, clean catch, csf culture, treatment is aimed at eliminating the infection, antibiotics, antibiotics, intravenous ampicillin combined, gentamicin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is used, an alternative therapy, infection, the fetus, l, monocytogenes results, poor outcome, approximately a 50% death rate, late infant onset form also has a high death rate, healthy older children, adults have a lower death rate, severe disease, stillbirth, death, infants who survive listeriosis, suffer long-term neurological damage, delayed development, signs, symptoms of listeriosis develop in you, child, pregnant women should avoid contact, wild, domestic animals, listeria is well, controlled in american food products, food-associated outbreaks have occured, pregnant women should avoid consumption of soft cheeses, deli meats, cold salads from salad bars, foreign food products nonpasteurized soft cheeses have also been implicated in outbreaks of listeriosis, food should always be adequately cooked.