title: [Listeria monocytogenes infections--ten years' experience].
abstract: 7 cases of listeriosis were diagnosed here between 1988-1997 (6 in last 3 years), or 2.94/100,000 admissions. 2 elderly patients suffered from meningitis and 2 pregnant women presented with premature contractions, 1 of whom delivered a premature, infected baby. 2 other patients had fever and gastroenteritis. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from blood in 4, CSF in 2 and the placenta in 1. It was isolated from those with bacterial meningitis. All patients recovered. Both increased awareness for prevention and better diagnosis are essential to reduce morbidity from this unusual pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rainis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Potasman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents