Presentation
We present 3 cases of Listeria monocytogenes presenting as focal infections to our hospitals, all of which are the first reported cases from Australia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
We report a case of neonatal listeriosis with erythematous rash, intractable convulsions, severe early neonatal sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Respiratoric
- Sighing
Deletion or constitutive overexpression of TrxA, which was regulated by SigH, severely attenuated the virulence of the pathogen. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Skin
- Ulcer
We present a patient with a corneal ulcer due to Listeria monocytogenes, which has not previously been considered to be a feature of human listeriosis. The ulcer responded to topical and subconjunctival gentamicin and cephaloridine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The ulcer responded to topical and subconjunctival gentamicin and cephaloridine. [doi.org]
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Musculoskeletal
- Costovertebral Angle Tenderness
She was admitted to our hospital complaining of fever and chills, and her physical examination revealed left costovertebral angle tenderness. Computed tomography showed hydronephrosis and complete ureteral obstruction due to tumor invasion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Workup
X-Ray
- Pericardial Effusion
The echocardiogram showed severe pericardial effusion and after pericardiocentesis, L. monocytogenes was isolated in the culture of pericardial fluid. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Microbiology
- Treponema Pallidum
Ultrastructure of lipopolysaccharide isolated from Treponema pallidum. J Bacteriol. 1973 May; 114 (2):838–844. [ PMC free article ] [ PubMed ] [ Google Scholar ] Janda J, Work E. A colorimetric estimation of lipopolysaccharides. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
The initial treatment with vancomycin and meropenem did not produce any clinical effect. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis
Documentation of L. monocytogenes pericarditis is an extremely rare entity with very scarce reports in medical literature, and is usually associated with a very poor prognosis. A case report is presented together with a review of the literature. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Etiology
Aspergillus is by far the most frequent etiology of post-transplant brain abscesses. Bacteria, apart from Nocardia, have a low association with brain abscesses in transplant recipients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
In Argentina, listeriosis is not a national notifiable disease but physicians should always consider L. monocytogenes as a possible etiologic agent of neonatal meningitis. [scielo.org.ar]
Epidemiology
Specific food linkages were only made epidemiologically in this cluster. CDC has established an epidemiological link between consumption of raw hot dogs or undercooked chicken and approximately 20% of the sporadic cases under prospective study. [web.archive.org]
Fleming at the Respiratory and Special Pathogens Epidemiology Branch, Bldg. 1, Rm. 5405, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333. [doi.org]
Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy. 13 m Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. 14 n Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology
Princesa (IIS-IP)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain. 3 CIBER CARDIOVASCULAR, Madrid, Spain. 4 Proteomics Unit, Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology L monocytogenes is a motile, non–spore-forming, gram-positive bacillus that has aerobic and facultatively anaerobic characteristics. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Prevention
Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy. 13 m Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. 14 n Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Preventing Listeriosis The meat and poultry industry controls L. monocytogenes in fully cooked meat and poultry products by achieving a validated lethality step ( e.g. cooking). [meatpoultryfoundation.org]
[…] to Additional Information Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Listeriosis Information from CDC | En Español U.S. [fsis.usda.gov]