A 20-year retrospective review at a tertiary hospital in Singapore identified 11 cases of perinatal listeriosis in maternal-fetal pairs (incidence, 4.8 cases per 100 000 live births). Fever, meconium-stained amniotic fluid, and fetal akinesia during the third trimester were associated with listeriosis. In this study early directed antibiotic therapy resulted in favorable outcomes.
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