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Postpartum listeria meningitis
IDCases, 2020 Listeria monocytogenes is a small Gram positive, intracellular bacillus known to cause a foodborne disease in immunocompromised patients and other high-risk groups. The infection that usually is asymptomatic or resembles a mild influenza like disease, in
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Listeria monocytogenes meningitis [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2018 Key Clinical Message Tumbling motility is one of the useful characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes. This can be helpful to identify the causative pathogen along with Gram staining before the confirmatory microbiological examination.
Takahiro Matsuo +3 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Listeria can cause neurological symptoms in immunocompromised and older patients. Additionally, it is impossible to rule out meningitis by the absence of typical meningeal irritation signs.
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Diversity of Listeria monocytogenes strains of clinical and food chain origins in Belgium between 1985 and 2014 [PDF]
, 2016 Listeriosis is a rare but severe disease, mainly caused by Listeria monocytogenes. This study shows the results of the laboratory-based surveillance of Listeriosis in Belgium over the period 1985-2014.
Bertrand, S +7 more
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Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent 18-year old patient as a possible diagnostic and therapeutical problem [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013 Introduction. Listeria monocytogenes is the third most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis in adults. It commonly affects persons with defective cell-mediated immunity or advanced age, and only a few patients with no underlying predisposition have ...
Vrbić Miodrag +5 more
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Histopathology of Listeria Meningitis [PDF]
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 2018 Listeria monocytogenes meningitis is the third most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults and has high mortality and morbidity rates. We describe the clinical course and score brain pathology of 5 patients who died of listeria meningitis. All patients were immunocompromised and ages ranged between 48 and 76 years. Three cases were confirmed by
Engelen-Lee, Joo-Yeon +4 more
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 Background Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacteria transmitted to human by animal stools, contaminated water and food. In children, Listeria monocytogenes typically affects newborns and immunocompromised patients often leading to invasive ...
Giacomo Brisca +8 more
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Research progress on virulence genes and pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes
Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2023 Listeria monocytogenes is a common foodborne pathogen widely exists in the environment. Sepsis， meningitis and mononucleosis are the cardinal symptom after Listeria monocytogenes infection， also leads to abortion， fetal death in utero and neonatal death.
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Early hydrocephalus in Listeria meningitis: Case report and review of the literature
IDCases, 2018 Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacterium with a predilection to infect the central nervous system, often affecting immunocompromised or elderly patients. The most common manifestations are meningitis and rhomboencephalitis. We report two cases
B. Nachmias +6 more
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IDCases, 2020 Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacillus known to cause various human infections including central nervous system infections. The most common central nervous system manifestations are meningitis and rhomboencephalitis, however rare ...
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