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Stool culture positive for listeria
A positive result means listeria bacteria is found in the stool sample. Listeria is in contaminated food, and causes a food-poisoning type of infection. Symptoms are fever, muscles aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can listeria cause oil in the stool? I ate lettuce that was recalled for listeria and a month later I have had oil in my stools for the past month.
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Will listeria show blood in stool?
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Can listeria infection be detected via blood culture if no symptoms present? If possibly exposed in pregnancy, should you be tested or wait 4 symptoms
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I have a donated organ, will there be complications with a listeria infection?
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Should I be washing avocados before eating them while pregnant. What's the chance of listeria if the outside uneaten part hasn't been washed?
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I have diabetes, will there be complications with a listeria infection?
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Are there effective herbal therapies to treat a listeria infection?
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I have cancer, will there be complications with a listeria infection?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I'm 36 weeks preg. I are coleslaw last weekend not knowing I shouldn't. For the last two days I have aches, stuffiness, headache. Could it be listeria?
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A 21-year old asked:
Are there effective medicinal therapies to prevent a listeria infection?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can listeria infection manifest in hours and cause gullain barre syndrome?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I am 6 weeks pregnant. I ate bacon 2 times last week. Could I have listeria?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can I eat ice cream during the third trimester? Is there a concern about listeria?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can I eat deli meat while breastfeeding? Do I need to still worry about listeria via breastmilk?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Why is Listeria bacteria so deadly? What is death rate and how can I prevent it? Is Organic food safe?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I ate food that was recalled due to listeria. How soon would the bacteria show up on a blood test? Possibly pregnant.
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A 25-year old female asked:
How come the mother can be fine with no illness but yet the listeria can harm the fetus still even if the mothers not sick!?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What happens if I ate a product recalled due to listeria before the listeria alert came out? I'm 33 weeks pregnant. I'm scared!!!
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A 29-year old female asked:
Would boiling corn on the cob in a pressure cooker kill all potential germs like listeria or salmonella? Just wondering as I am pregnant.
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A 25-year old female asked:
Vacuum sealed bacon in date and smelled fine, but it was slimy... I ate it and now I'm wondering if it's going to harm my pregnancy ? Listeria?
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A 38-year old female asked:
How soon will symptoms of listeria appear? I ate some recalled cheese and within 12 hours was nauseated. I am currently in my third trimester.
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A 25-year old male asked:
With all the Listeria outbreaks recently, isn't there a better way to disinfect our vegetables? Could I spray my veggies with Hydrogen Peroxide?
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A 34-year old female asked:
How does listeria cause stillbirth in pregnancy? Is it possible to be contaminated with listeria and not have any adverse symptoms until birth?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Before i knew i was pregnant i ate raw fish, oysters, deli meats, i was never sick, but how and when do I know if baby was affected by listeria?
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A 20-year old female asked:
19wks preg, i ate 3bites of queso fresco on easter then@2am my stomach started hurting& threw up once. Worried about listeria(nofever or dihharea)?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Pregnant, can I get listeria from eating food that touched raw veggies? I ordered a sandwich that had lettuce and tomato, took them off and ate rest.
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A 31-year old female asked:
10 weeks pregnant. I asked for freshly cooked nuggets from McDonalds. I think they were more luke warm than hot! Listeria risk? Very worried for baby
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A 23-year old male asked:
I ate blue cheese about a week ago. I'm worried about contracting listeria, although i'm only experiencing abdominal pain and no other signs, am i ok?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Hi Im 5months pregnant and accidentally ate a garlic cheese on Parmesan chicken and was later told it was unpasteurized. How do I know baby is okay? Are the symptoms of listeria very evident?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I am worried - accidentally ate unpasteurized raw cheese from a cheese plate, and I am 15 weeks pregnant. What is the chance that I will contract Listeria? Is it likely the cheese has Listeria? What are the real chances of that? Should I be worried?
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