title: Pneumonia caused by Listeria monocytogenes.
abstract: Pneumonia due to Listeria monocytogenes is extremely uncommon. We report the case of an 87-year-old woman with no underlying immunosuppressive disease who presented with listerial pneumonia. Cutaneous anergy and a decrease in total lymphocyte count in this elderly woman could predispose her to listerial infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Montero
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-García
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernández-Garrido
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Loza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serrano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*