Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Antibiotics are prescribed to kill the bacteria that are causing the infection.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Listeriosis in a fetus or infant results in a poor outcome with a high death rate. Healthy older children and adults have a lower death rate.
Complications
Infants who survive listeriosis may have long-term neurological damage and delayed development.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you or your child develop symptoms of Listeriosis.
Images
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Review Date: 08/28/2009
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of
Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine,
Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of
Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General
Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
