title: Listeriosis in patients with long-term hemodialysis and transfusional iron overload.
abstract: Over a four-year interval, four cases of Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia were observed among a population of 127 patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis. None had an underlying malignancy or were recently receiving immunosuppressive medications. A search for a predisposing factor suggested a relationship to transfusional iron overload. Although still a rare infection, the possibility of listeriosis must be kept in mind by physicians caring for patients undergoing hemodialysis, particularly those requiring blood transfusions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000506:poisoning*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D007501:Iron