Listeria monocytogenes: generalised maculopapular rash may be the clue

Early-onset sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among newborn infants and one of the causative organisms can be Listeria monocytogenes. Occasionally, it may be suspected from physical findings. This 1996 g female infant was born at 33 weeks gestation by caesarean section for premature labour with chorioamnionitis and fetal distress. She …