Wetli C V, Roldan E O, Fojaco R M
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1983 Sep 1;147(1):7-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(83)90074-1.
A case of maternal death due to Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia, with survival of the prematurely delivered infant, is presented. Lymphopenia and a Haitian origin suggest that the fatal outcome was related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). To our knowledge, this is the first recorded instance of a maternal death due to listeriosis.