Can be passed from mother to baby during birth.
| Condition type | Bacteria |
|---|---|
| Affected systems | Reproductive, Digestive |
| Sexually Transmissible | no |
| Genitourinary Incidence | rare |
| Age group affected |
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Microbial information
| Anaerobe / Aerobe | Facultative anaerobe |
|---|---|
| Gram stain | Gram-positive |
| Best tests to detect | |
| Pathogen of | Commensal of (Can naturally inhabit, but not necessarily as a healthy addition) |
| Optimal growth pH | |
| Conditions correlated with |
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| Cellular adherence capacities | |
| Found in healthy vaginas | no |
| Biofilm-forming capacities | |
| Cellular Morphology | |
| Microbe Motility | |
| Colony Colour | |
| Substances Produced | |
| Sexually Transmissible |
What are the symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections?
What causes Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections?
- No causes found for Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections, yet.
What are the risk factors associated with Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections?
- No risk factors for Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections, yet.
How do you diagnose Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections?
- No diagnoses found for Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections, yet.
How do you treat Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections?
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Which treatments are likely to be ineffective for Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections?
- No resistances found for Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections, yet.
What complications are associated with Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections?
- No complications found for Listeria monocytogenes vulvovaginal infections, yet.
References
Borges, S.F., Silva, J.G.L. & Teixeira, P.C.M., 2011. Survival and biofilm formation of Listeria monocytogenes in simulated vaginal fluid: Influence of pH and strain origin. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 62(3), pp.315–320, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2011.00815.xStepanović, S. et al., 2007. Long-term analysis of Listeria monocytogenes vaginal carriage frequency in Belgrade, Serbia. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 54(2), pp.195–199, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17899798
