Probable nosocomial transmission of listeriosis in neonates

C Lazarus; A Leclercq; M Lecuit; V Vaillant; B Coignard; H Blanchard; I Novakova; P Astagneau

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2013.06.019

Probable nosocomial transmission of listeriosis in neonates

J Hosp Infect. 2013 Oct;85(2):159-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.06.019. Epub 2013 Aug 31.

Authors

C Lazarus¹, A Leclercq, M Lecuit, V Vaillant, B Coignard, H Blanchard, I Novakova, P Astagneau

Affiliation

¹ Centre de Coordination de la lutte contre l'infection nosocomiale, Paris, France.

PMID: 24001996
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.06.019

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes was isolated in two neonates born consecutively in the same hospital in France. The isolates had indistinguishable pulsed-field electrophoresis profiles. Retrospective epidemiological investigations found no evidence of a food-borne or environmental source. Infection control protocols and decontamination processes were in accordance with standard recommendations. The timing of onset of these infections within the same maternity unit, and the similarity of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles suggests cross-infection of L. monocytogenes between the two neonates.

Keywords: Cross-infection; Listeriosis; Neonates.

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / transmission*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
France
Hospitals
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Listeria monocytogenes / classification
Listeria monocytogenes / genetics
Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification*
Listeriosis / microbiology
Listeriosis / transmission*
Molecular Typing