DECEMBER 4, 2023

How Does Neonatal Listeriosis Affect Children’s Health?

By IDSE News Staff

Maternal-fetal listeriosis is a severe disease that can lead to miscarriage, premature birth or serious neonatal infection. But what are the long-term consequences of neonatal listeriosis on the health of surviving infants?

Scientists and physicians from the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, the Paris Public Hospital Network and Inserm monitored the development of children infected with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes up to 5 years of age, and compared