Human listeriosis caused by Listeria ivanovii.
Two species of Listeria are pathogenic; L. monocytogenes infects humans and animals, and L. ivanovii has been considered to infect ruminants only. We report L. ivanovii-associated gastroenteritis and bacteremia in a man. This isolate was indistinguishable from prototypic ruminant strains. L. ivanovii is thus an enteric opportunistic human pathogen.
Guillet
Christelle
C
Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
Join-Lambert
Olivier
O
Le Monnier
Alban
A
Leclercq
Alexandre
A
Mechaï
Frédéric
F
Mamzer-Bruneel
Marie France
MF
Bielecka
Magdalena K
MK
Scortti
Mariela
M
Disson
Olivier
O
Berche
Patrick
P
Vazquez-Boland
Jose
J
Lortholary
Olivier
O
Lecuit
Marc
M
D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology; D006041:Goats / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008087:Listeria / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology