ReviewItalian journal of pediatrics2018
Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in immunocompetent and healthy children: a case report and a review of the literature.
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- Inappropriate Antimicrobial Regimen Leading to RecurrentInfection and drug resistance · 2026Article
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- Clinical characteristics and management of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in children beyond the neonatal stage: a 10 years retrospective study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Electrochemical Biosensors as a Novel Platform in the Identification of Listeriosis Infection.Biosensors · 2023Review
- Treatment failure in a patient infected withWorld journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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- Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in children: a single-centre experience from Beijing, China.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Methylene blue for the treatment of refractory septic shock secondary to listeriosis in a paediatric patient.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- A Retrospective Study of Rare Listeria Meningoencephalitis in Immunocompetent Children in China.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Immunocompromised Child on Infliximab: A Case Report of Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2020Article
- Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in a patient with meningoencephalitis using next-generation sequencing: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Listeria meningitis complicated by hydrocephalus in an immunocompetent child: case report and review of the literature.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2020Review
- Listeria Rhombencephalitis: Tale of a Survivor.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundListeria 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. Listeria meningitis is rarely reported in previously healthy children with no immunological disorders. However, it can be aggressive in such subjects and is associated with a high mortality rate. Prompt diagnosis is essential so that adequate antibiotic treatment can be started and the best outcome achieved. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a previously healthy 16-month-old child with Listeria meningitis who was successfully treated with intravenous ampicillin and gentamicin without any sequelae.
conclusionsAlthough Listeria meningitis is rare in previously healthy immunocompetent children, it must be considered, especially in children who do not improve with first-line antibiotic treatment. A review of the literature published since 1996 has been performed, to provide a general overview on this topic.
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