Listeriosis prevention knowledge among pregnant women in the USA.

BACKGROUND: Listeriosis is a food-borne disease often associated with ready-to-eat foods. It usually causes mild febrile gastrointestinal illness in immunocompetent persons. In pregnant women, it may cause more severe infection and often crosses the placenta to infect the fetus, resulting in miscarr...

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Main Authors: Ogunmodede, Folashade, Jones, Jeffery L, Scheftel, Joni, Kirkland, Elizabeth, Schulkin, Jay, Lynfield, Ruth
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1784557/