Listeria meningitis: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Listeria meningitis: clinical features. Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive facultative anaerobe. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive facultative anaerobe
- It is the third commonest cause of bacterial meningitis
Risk factors: immunosuppression
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Risk factors: demographic
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Clinical features
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Poor prognostic factors
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Complications
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References
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- Lim S, Chung DR, Kim YS, et al. Predictive risk factors for Listeria monocytogenes meningitis compared to pneumococcal meningitis: a multicenter case-control study. Infection 2017; 45:67-74.
- Holmøy T, von der Lippe H, Leegaard TM. Listeria monocytogenes infection associated with alemtuzumab-a case for better preventive strategies. BMC Neurol 2017; 17:65.
- Rau D, Lang M, Harth A, et al. Listeria meningitis complicating alemtuzumab treatment in multiple sclerosis-report of two cases. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:14669-14676.
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