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Antibodies

Treatment is aimed at eliminating the infection with antibiotics. Antibiotics prescribed may include:

• Intravenous ampicillin combined with gentamicin
• Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is used as an alternative therapy

Infection of the fetus with L. monocytogenes results in a poor outcome with approximately a 50% death rate. The infant late-onset form also has a high death rate. Healthy older children and adults have a lower death rate.

In addition to severe disease, stillbirth, and death as described above, infants who survive listeriosis may suffer long-term neurological damage and delayed development.

Call your health care provider if signs or symptoms of Listeriosis develop in you or your child.

Review Date: 10/27/2005
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Diseases, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.