Community-Acquired Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in Adults

Community-acquired Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in adults.

BACKGROUND Listeria monocytogenes is the third most common cause of bacterial meningitis. METHODS We prospectively evaluated 30 episodes of community-acquired L. monocytogenes meningitis, confirmed by culture of cerebrospinal fluid specimens, in a nationwide study in The Netherlands. Outcome was graded using the Glasgow outcome score; an unfavorable outcome was defined as a score of 1-4. RE...

Departments of Community-acquired Listeria Monocytogenes Meningitis in Adults

ceftazidime, and imipenem (MIC, 132 mg/L); intermediate susceptibility to aztreonam; and susceptibility to piperacillin. Such a phenotype suggested MBL production, which was confirmed by the imipenem-EDTA double-disk synergy test [6]. The MBL determinant was subsequently identified as blaIMP-4 by molecular techniques [7]. The patient, who had just been transferred to the neurosurgery department...

Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in adults.

A patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity are more prone to Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) meningitis.1 In contrast to other countries Listeriosis is not frequently reported in Saudi Arabia. This may be related to misidentification of such organism, coupled with a low index of suspicion, as well as poor communication between clinicians and microbiologist. The microbiology datab...

Three-year multicenter surveillance of community-acquired listeria monocytogenes meningitis in adults

BACKGROUND Listeria monocytogenes is the third most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis. The aim of this study is to know the incidence and risk factors associated with development of acute community-acquired Lm meningitis in adult patients and to evaluate the clinical features, management, and outcome in this prospective case series. METHODS A descriptive, prospective, and multicentric st...

Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in adults: a report of two cases.