Listeria monocytogenes in a newborn

listeria monocytogenes sepsis newborn

Authors

  • Cindy Mayorga
    elypfletcher@gmail.com
    Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Infantil de Infectología y Rehabilitación, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Natalia Barrientos Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Infantil de Infectología y Rehabilitación, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Allan Guerrero Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Infantil de Infectología y Rehabilitación, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
November 4, 2021
June 9, 2022

Listeria monocytogenes is a saprophytic bacterium, widely distributed in the environment and, due to its great ability to survive in extreme temperatures or pH, capable of contaminating a wide variety of foods and beverages. Infection by L