The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by listeriosis:
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Sepsis (blood poisoning)
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F9); G00-G99)
- Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
- Meningitis (meningitis)
- Meningoencephalitis (combined inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) and meninges (meningitis)) – with neurological deficits, ataxia and / or impaired consciousness.
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99).
- Endocarditis (endocardial inflammation).
Pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium (O00-O99).
- Premature birth
- Infection of the embryo during pregnancy/birth (granulomatosis infantiseptica) – two-thirds of surviving infants develop neonatal listeriosis, which is associated with an overall perinatal mortality (death rate) of approximately 30%
- Spontaneous abortion*
- Stillbirth*
* Affects one in five pregnancies complicated by listeriosis.
Listeriosis can affect any organ!
