Listeria meningitis: a case study.
This case illustrates that L monocytogenes should always be considered as a potential cause of clinical meningitis, especially in an immunocompromised patient. The incidence of undetected or misdiagnosed Listeria organisms (as revealed in autopsies) is high enough that extra caution should be taken to ensure that an organism is not simply disregarded as a contaminant.
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D000368:Aged; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications