Division Listeriosis in pregnancy:

• Pregnancy-related consequences of Listeria infection defined as: miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth during the pregnancy

• Listeriosis of newborns defined as one of the following

  • Stillbirth (fetal death after 20 weeks of gestation)

  • Premature birth (before 37 gestational weeks)

OR

At least one of the following five in the first month of life (neonatal listeriosis):

• Meningitis or meningoencephalitis

• Septicaemia

• Dyspnoea

• Granulomatosis infantiseptica

• Lesions on skin, mucosal membranes or conjunctivae