EClinicalMedicine, 2023 Summary: Background: A French cohort study described a detrimental effect of adjunctive dexamethasone treatment in listeria meningitis. Based on these results guidelines recommend not to use dexamethasone if L.
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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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Listeria Meningitis Complicating Infliximab Treatment for Crohn’s Disease [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2005 Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody directed against tumour necrosis factor-alpha, is an effective therapy for Crohn's disease. Though uncommon, serious opportunistic infections, including reactivation of tuberculosis, have occurred in patients after ...
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Culture Negative Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis Resulting in Hydrocephalus and Severe Neurological Sequelae in a Previously Healthy Immunocompetent Man with Penicillin Allergy [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2015 A previously healthy 74-year-old Caucasian man with penicillin allergy was admitted with evolving headache, confusion, fever, and neck stiffness. Treatment for bacterial meningitis with dexamethasone and monotherapy ceftriaxone was started.
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HYDROCEPHALUS AFTER NEONATAL MENINGITIS, CAUSED BY BACTERIUM LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES ‒ A CASE REPORT
Slovenska pediatrijaListeria monocytogenes is a facultative anaerobic bacterium that causes severe infection in neonates, immunocompro-mised patients and the elderly and is particularly dangerous for pregnant women.
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The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2016 Listeria monocytogenes is an important cause of life-threatening bacteremia and meningoencephalitis in neonates, pregnant women, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals.
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Analysis of Clinical and Microbiological Features of Listeria monocytogenes Infection
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023 Xingbing Lu,* Huan Yang,* Yanxi Wang, Yi Xie Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yi Xie, Email ...
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Analysis of a case report of meningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundListeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium transmitted to humans through contaminated food, water, and animal faeces, posing a public health risk.
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Trends in Meningitis Burden and Projections to 2040: A Secondary Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Meningitis remains a global health challenge, characterized by substantial regional and etiologic disparities. This study aimed to analyze recent trends, forecast future burden, and examine the influence of development status on meningitis outcomes.
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Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 [PDF]
, 2023 Background: Although meningitis is largely preventable, it still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year. WHO set ambitious goals to reduce meningitis cases by 2030, and assessing trends in the global meningitis burden can help track ...
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