Listeria meningitis presenting as enteritis in a previously healthy infant: a case report.
A previously healthy 1-year-old infant was admitted with pyrexia and mild gastro-intestinal symptoms. A blood culture, taken on admission, showed growth of Listeria monocytogenes (serotype 4b) on the 3rd day, at which time a lumbar puncture revealed a listeric meningitis. Despite the delay of antibiotic treatment, the infant never showed any neurological symptoms. She recuperated without any residual effects.
Edelbroek
M A
MA
Department of Paediatrics, Spaarne Ziiekenuis, Haarland, The Netherlands.
De Nef
J J
JJ
Rajnherc
J R
JR
D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000175:diagnosis*