Chemiluminescence by Listeria monocytogenes

Endophthalmitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from the aqueous chamber of an immunodepressed patient with acute hypertensive uveitis, who developed a dark hypopyon and pigment dispersion. No extraocular septic focus was found. Treatment was successful with intravitreal vancomycin, anterior chamber irrigation with vancomycin, orally administered ciprofloxacin, and topical fortified vancomycin.

Listeria monocytogenes - Strain Diversity Demonstrated by Genotyping

Listeria monocytogenes serotype identification by PCR.

Serotyping is a universally accepted subtyping method for Listeria monocytogenes. Identification of the strain serotype permits differentiation between important food-borne strains (1/2a, 1/2b, and 4b) and provides a "gold standard" for comparing isolates analyzed in different labs and with different techniques. Although an efficient enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay serotyping protocol was des...

Nosocomial Neonatal Listeria monocytogenes Transmission by Stethoscope.

Hagerstown, MD 72 hours after the onset of symptoms, and then transported to the Network Laboratory of Chinese National Influenza Surveillance in Wuxi CDC. Seven viruses were detected with real time PCR methods. All Hadvpositive nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens were inoculated into Hep-2 cells and were observed daily until an evident cytopathic effect was observed. Partial hexon genes were amp...

Subversion of cellular functions by Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium that is able to invade and multiply within eukaryotic cells. Its intracellular life-cycle includes pathogen-induced phagocytosis, lysis of the phagocytic vacuole, movement in the cytoplasmic environment, and a cell-to-cell spread mechanism. Many L. monocytogenes virulence factors have been studied in detail, certain of which subvert specific e...