The study aimed to investigate the presence of listeriolysin O antibodies in pregnant women to help identify listeriosis and its potential link to miscarriage or infection.
Clinical samples from 120 pregnant women were analyzed using culture methods and an Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA) to detect these antibodies, revealing a positivity rate of 24.16% by culture and 28.3% by ELISA.
Ultimately, no significant correlation was found between the presence of these antibodies and the history of miscarriages in the participants, although the study results should be interpreted cautiously due to some limitations.
Background: Pseudomonas (P.) aeruginosa is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to explore the antibiotic resistance pattern and genetic association of P.