[Ventriculitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes].
A case of meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes is reported. The bacteria was mainly located in brain ventricles and induced ventriculitis. The patient is clinically and bacteriologically analyzed. The greenish-yellow color of spinal fluid resembling the pigmentation of amniotic fluid by Listeria monocytogenes is stressed.
D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000151:congenital; D011247:Pregnancy
Ventriculitis por Listeria monocytogenes.