Listeria meningitis during treatment of a meningococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent infant.
A case report of a listeria meningitis 5 days after diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis in a immunocompetent child of 2 years is presented. The infection occurred during hospital admission. Culture results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were confirmed by a listeria-specific polymerase chain reaction in 2 CSF specimens. The listeria meningitis quickly responded to antimicrobial treatment with intravenous amoxicillin combined with tobramycin.
Schneeberger
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Department of Medical Microbiology, BMC, Den Bosch, The Netherlands.
Sluiter
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van Doorn
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Spanjaard
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D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000658:Amoxicillin; D010400:Penicillin G; D014031:Tobramycin