ICD-11 definition : A condition affecting fetuses or neonates, caused by an infection with the gram-positive
bacteria Listeria. This condition is characterized by respiratory distress and shock
in the neonate, by stillbirth, or by abortion. Transmission is by vertical transmission.
Confirmation is by identification of Listeria in the neonate and mother.;
A condition affecting fetuses or neonates, caused by an infection with the gram-positive
bacteria Listeria. This condition is characterized by respiratory distress and shock
in the neonate, by stillbirth, or by abortion. Transmission is by vertical transmission.
Confirmation is by identification of Listeria in the neonate and mother.