Listeria meningitis in an immunocompetent child.

Abstract:

:Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, motile bacillus widely spread in the environment. However, clinical infection in humans is uncommon. The route of infection is often through ingestion of raw vegetables, meat and unpasteurised dairy products. Listeria is an uncommon cause of meningitis in immunocompetent individuals, but it should be considered strongly in neonates and the elderly, and it should also be considered in those with impaired cell-mediated immunity. 1 , 2 Only a few case reports of invasive listeriosis in humans have been reported from India. 3 - 8 In our case, a 13-year-old previously healthy boy was thus diagnosed.

journal_name

Trop Doct

journal_title

Tropical doctor

authors

Gulla KM,Gupta D,Sachdev A

doi

10.1177/0049475519847331

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-07-01 00:00:00

pages

243-245

issue

3

eissn

0049-4755

issn

1758-1133

journal_volume

49

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