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I am 20 weeks pregnant and ate soft serve ice cream from fast food chain. didnt know thats a listeria risk. should i get tested and what are symptoms or something to look for thank you?
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Presents with flu like illness- fever, gastrontstinal symptoms-nausea, vomiting diarrhea. Or may be minor aches.adominal discomfortw/o fever. If no symptoms -risk is low but can ask OB to do blood cultures for listeria. https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2014/12/management-of-pregnant-women-with-presumptive-exposure-to-listeria-monocytogenes
Answered 10/6/2021
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