Initial management of pregnant women with presumptive Listeria exposure

IV: intravenously.
* Refer to separate UpToDate table for list of foods with high risk of Listeria contamination.
¶ Stool studies (to evaluate for alternative causes of diarrheal illness) include routine stool culture (or multiplex polymerase chain reaction in centers where available) and testing for detection of Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) C. difficile. Stool culture for detection of common enteric pathogens has low sensitivity for detection of Listeria.
Δ Refer to text for discussion of alternative antibiotic agents for treatment of Listeria infection.