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Postpartum listeria meningitis [PDF]
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
Claudia Colomba +7 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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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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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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Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in elderly patient
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2020 Listeria monocytogenes meningitis is a serious and life-threatening disease. It is the third cause of bacterial meningitis, despite being rare. Newborns, elderly, pregnant women and immunocompromised patients are the most affected population.
Rolando Vásquez Alva +3 more
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Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in an Immunosuppressed Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis and IgG4 Subclass Deficiency [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015 A 51-year-old Caucasian woman with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis was treated and discharged after an uncomplicated course. Her medical history included immunosuppressive treatment with prednisolone and azathioprine for autoimmune hepatitis.
Shahin Gaini
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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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Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent adult: a case report [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012 Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is an uncommon cause of bacterial meningitis in immunocompetent adults. Patients with immunosuppression are at increased risk of developing serious invasive diseases, particularly meningitis.
Yi Zhang +3 more
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Clinical Case of Listeria Meningitis
Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2014 This article describes a case of listeria meningitis in a 41-year-old man. At the time of admission to hospital, the patient complained of fever, headache, vomiting, general weakness.
V.O. Kuzmina +4 more
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Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in immunocompetent and healthy children: a case report and a review of the literature [PDF]
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2018 Background Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacteria generally transmitted to humans through ingestion of contaminated food. It typically infects high risk subjects, such as pregnant women, neonates, the elderly and immunocompromised patients ...
Massimo Luca Castellazzi +2 more
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