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Article: Listeriosis prevention knowledge among pregnant women in the USA
- Article from:
- Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright CRC Press Mar 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
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 miscarriage, fetal death or neonatal morbidity. Simple precautions during pregnancy can prevent listeriosis. However, many women are unaware of these precautions and listeriosis education is often omitted from prenatal care.
Methods: Volunteer pregnant women were recruited to complete a questionnaire to assess their knowledge of listeriosis and its prevention, in two separate studies. One study ...