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Pregnant, risk of listeria? cooking ground turkey and when raw turkey fell into pan it splattered oil all over my pants near underwear. showered after

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

None: If your membranes are still intact then no risk. All the best.

Answered 2/26/2016

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