Listeriosis laboratory tests

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

The are no laboratory findings characteristic of listeriosis.

Laboratory Findings

Diagnosis is only confirmed after isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from a commonly sterile site, such as blood, amniotic fluid or the placenta.

Listeria monocytogenes can be readily isolated on routine media, but care must be taken to distinguish this organism from other Gram-positive rods, particularly diphtheroids. Selective enrichment media improve rates of isolation from contaminated specimens.

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