title: Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome--limitations of conventional typing methods in tracing a foodborne source.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenes is an unusual pathogen in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of meningitis caused by L. monocytogenes in a patient with AIDS dementia who had eaten cheese from which a similar organism was isolated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Whittington Hospital, Highgate Hill, London, U.K.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ridgway
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000150:complications*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002611:Cheese; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents