Fatal case of Listeria innocua bacteremia.
Listeria innocua is widespread in the environment and in food. This species has to date never been described in association with human disease. We report a case of fatal bacteremia caused by L. innocua in a 62-year-old patient.
Perrin
Monique
M
Laboratoire de Microbiologie. Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Bel-Air, 57126 Thionville, France. domope@free.fr
Bemer
Michel
M
Delamare
Catherine
C
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008087:Listeria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA
D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012313:RNA