YU-TSUNG HUANGSHEE-UAN CHENMU-ZON WUCHIEN-YI CHENHsieh W.-S.Tsao B.-N.Horng C.J.PO-REN HSUEH2020-12-182020-12-1820060022-2615https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/528792The case is presented of a pregnant woman at the 31st week of gestation with Listeria monocytogenes bacteraemia and microabscess formation in the endometrium, who delivered an infant with disseminated infection (meningitis and bacteraemia). The two patients were successfully treated with intravenous ampicillin and gentamicin. Molecular typing using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis disclosed that three isolates from the mother (blood) and infant (blood and cerebrospinal fluid) had identical RAPD profiles. ? 2006 SGM.[SDGs]SDG3ampicillin; antibiotic agent; betamethasone; cefazolin; cephalosporin derivative; clindamycin; cotrimoxazole; gentamicin; ritodrine; uterus spasmolytic agent; adult; article; bacteremia; blood culture; case report; chorioamnionitis; disease transmission; endometrium; female; human; infant; listeriosis; meningitis; molecular typing; newborn sepsis; pregnancy; priority journal; random amplified polymorphic DNA; Taiwan; vertical transmission; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Disease Transmission, Vertical; DNA, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Listeria Infections; Listeria monocytogenes; Pregnancy; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; Taiwanjournal article10.1099/jmm.0.46614-0170309242-s2.0-33750840051