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Placental Listeriosis: Case Report and Literature Review
Marquerit Van der Merwe
Marquerit Van der Merwe
Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sugeshnee Pather
Sugeshnee Pather
Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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ABSTRACT.
Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne, facultative, intracellular gram-positive bacillus, is one of 17 species of the Listeria genus and was responsible for the world’s largest outbreak of listeriosis in 2017–2018 in South Africa. Listeria monocytogenes tends to cause mild gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy individuals. However, pregnancy-associated listeriosis can be fatal to the fetus and can lead to serious adverse effects in the neonate. Listeria monocytogenes has an affinity for the placenta, as opposed to other nonreproductive organs. Herein, we present a case of placental listeriosis diagnosed in a 33-year-old female, parity 4, with unknown gestational age during the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa in 2017–2018. The patient presented with pregnancy-related complications and underwent a caesarean section. Morphological features demonstrated acute suppurative villitis and intervillositis with a heavy load of gram-positive bacilli, which is highly suggestive of placental listeriosis. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction confirmed the presence of L. monocytogenes.
Author Notes
Disclosure: Ethics approval was received from the University of the Witwatersrand Human Research Ethics Committee, and the clearance certificate number is M221099.
Authors’ addresses: Marquerit van der Merwe and Sugeshnee Pather, Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, E-mails: marquerit.vdermerwe@nhls.ac.za and sugeshnee.pather@nhls.ac.za.
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Tchatchouang CDK, Fri J, De Santi M, Brandi G, Schiavano GF, Amagliani G, Ateba CN, 2020. Listeriosis outbreak in South Africa: a comparative analysis with previously reported cases worldwide. Microorganisms 8: 1–18.
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2.
Smith AM, Tau NP, Smouse SL, Allam M, Ismail A, Ramalwa NR, Disenyeng B, Ngomane M, Thomas J, 2019. Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in South Africa, 2017–2018: laboratory activities and experiences associated with whole-genome sequencing analysis of isolates. Foodborne Pathog 16: 524–530.
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3.
Hernandez-Milian A, Payeras-Cifre A, 2014. What is new in listeriosis? BioMed Res Int 2014: 1–7.
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4.
Charlier C, Disson O, Lecuit M, 2020. Maternal-neonatal listeriosis. Virulence 11: 391–397.
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5.
Hellberg RS, Chu E, 2016. Effects of climate change on the persistence and dispersal of foodborne bacterial pathogens in the outdoor environment: a review. Crit Rev Microbiol 42: 548–572.
-
6.
Connor D, Chandler F, Schwartz D, Manz H, Lack E, 1997. Pathology of Infectious Diseases. Stamford, CT: Simon and Schuster Company.
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7.
Lamond NM, Freitag NE, 2018. Vertical transmission of Listeria monocytogenes: probing the balance between protection from pathogens and fetal tolerance. Pathogens 7: 52.
-
8.
Thomas J et al., 2020. Outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa associated with processed meat. N Engl J Med 382: 632–643.
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9.
Park JH, Ahn JH, Seo KJ, Choi SK, Park IY, Kim Y-H, 2018. Challenging management of chorioamnionitis with placental listeriosis: lessons from 2 cases. Obstet Gynecol Sci 61: 688–692.
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10.
Wang Z, Tao X, Liu S, Zhao Y, Yang X, 2021. An update review on listeria infection in pregnancy. Infect Drug Resist 14: 1967–1978.
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11.
Vázquez-Boland JA, Krypotou E, Scortti M, 2017. Listeria placental infection. mBio 8: 1–6.
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12.
Kumar V, Abbas A, Aster J, 2021. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
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13.
Li F et al., 2021. Multiplex PCR for the identification of pathogenic listeria in Flammulina velutipes plant based on novel specific targets revealed by pan-genome analysis. Front Microbiol 11: 634255.
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14.
Elinav H, Hershko-Klement A, Solt I, Glikman D, Nir-Paz R, 2015. Pregnancy-associated listeriosis: many beliefs, few facts. Lancet Infect Dis 15: 1128–1130.
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15.
Megli C, Morosky S, Rajasundaram D, Coyne CB, 2021. Inflammasome signalling in human placental trophoblasts regulates immune defense against Listeria monocytogenes infection. J Exp Med 218: 1–17.
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16.
Johnson LJ, Azari S, Webb A, Zhang X, Gavrilin MA, Marshall JM, Rood K, Seveau S, 2021. Human placental trophoblasts infected by Listeria monocytogenes undergo a pro-inflammatory switch associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. Front Immunol 12: 1–21.
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17.
Teixeira AB, Lana AMA, Lamounier JA, da Silva OP, Eloi-Santos SM, 2011. Neonatal listeriosis: the importance of placenta histological examination – a case report. AJP Rep 1: 3–6.
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18.
Topalovski M, Yang SS, Boonpasat Y, 1993. Listeriosis of the placenta: clinicopathologic study of seven cases. Am J Obstet Gynecol 169: 616–620.
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