Mothers who acquire Listeria may experience influenzalike illnesses, with headache, malaise, fever, backache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and chills. Mothers with Listeria infections may also undergo premature labor.
Person-to-person transmission does not occur; therefore, isolation precautions are not necessary. The incubation period for Listeria ranges from 3 to 70 days.
Cerebrospinal fluid culture findings are positive in nearly 100% of patients with listeriosis. Serologic testing is not reliable. Stool cultures are neither sensitive nor specific.
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Cite this: Richard H. Sinert. Fast Five Quiz: Common Food Poisoning Pathogens - Medscape - Nov 12, 2018.
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