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Will Listeria monocytogenes colonise and proliferate in a dry plate?
Query: Hello doctor, Can Listeria monocytogenes colonise and proliferate on a plate that had plain pasta on it but pasta has been taken out, and plate left out for about a week at room temperature? I am 16 weeks pregnant, and when I was washing said plate, I spilled some of the dirty water from it onto a ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I suggest that you get a culture for listeria from the cloth which was used. If the cloth was dry, then the chance of the listeria to survive is less. It is difficult to predict if the water was first infected with the bacteria. Then if it ... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am 34 weeks pregnant. What are the symptoms of listeria? I read somewhere that a pregnant women may not have symptoms at all. How would I know if I have it? Also there is opened unpasteurized cheese in the fridge. Can that cheese contaminate an opened package of cheese, just by being be... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pregnant women typically experience fever and other non-specific symptoms of listeriasuch as fatigue and aches. Besides symptoms, a blood culture is the most ideal way of diagnosis of listeria. However, infections during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, ... Read Full »
Please tell me the symptoms of listeria.
Query: Hi doctor, I am 33 weeks pregnant now. I had slight fever and muscle aches recently. I am scared about listeria while pregnant. Could you please tell me the symptoms of listeria? Also if it is listeria, how long will it take to affect the baby? I need some advice about listeria please. Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Symptoms of mild listeriosis include fever, muscle ache, nausea and diarrhea. Rarely in severe cases, there is meningitis. You should have a history of taking infected raw milk, cheese, vegetables or meat. Pregnancy with listeriosis needs treatment as fetus can be infect... Read Full »
Can listeria infection result in fatal complications in a baby?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife is 18 weeks pregnant. Last night we went out for dinner and she ordered a shrimp cocktail. The shrimp seems a bit off and so she only ate 3 or 4 then we returned them. She also felt a little unwell the next morning, but she had no fever. Her temperature was 34.5 degree Celsius.... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. Listeria infection (through listeria contaminated food) is as such rare but if it does occur it is usually fatal for the baby. I am not trying to scare you. If you really feel that the shrimp might be undercooked and your wife did have som... Read Full »
Will eating sunflower seeds likely to cause listeriosis during pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 26 weeks pregnant, and recently I ate sunflower seeds that have since been recalled for listeria. I became ill the next day with vomiting, weakness, fatigue, muscle aches, chills. It was not until 10 days, later that I heard about the recall and made a connection. My gynecologist... Read Full »
Dr. Geetha Priyadarsini Kamminana
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well contracting symptoms, immediately the next day following contaminated food is extremely rare. The incubation period to get symptoms of illness following the ingestion of food is 48 hours to 70 hours. Listeriosis is a self-limiting illness unless the patient is a... Read Full »
How are listeria and toxoplasmosis diagnosed?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 31 year old female and currently 37 weeks pregnant. This evening I ate a burger that was pink on the inside. I am worried about getting listeria or toxoplasmosis from it. I will be scheduled for a C-section around 11 to 13 days from now and I am wondering what are the odds of pa... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If there is an active infection, then you can transmit the infection to the baby. Please note if you get any fever or flu like symptoms, then you need to investigate and treat. It is a very less likely possibility of the infection as the incubation period ranges from 24... Read Full »
Will listeriosis cause toxic granulation and fatal infections in my mother?
Query: Hi doctor, I have attached the images for your reference, 1. Does it indicate listeria caused by Staphylococcus hominis? 2. What is the cause? 3. Should she be admitted in an emergency room? 4. Should she undergo any investigations? 5. How to manage mild toxic granulation? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Listeria is a gram-positive bacillus that is food-borne and causes listeriosis in adults and children. It is more life-threatening in extremes of age groups, particularly the elderly and neonates. It could affect pregnant women, which could affect the growing fetus. The p... Read Full »