title: Human listeriosis caused by Listeria ivanovii.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Christelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guillet
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Join-Lambert
authors.forename: Alban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Monnier
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mechaï
authors.forename: Marie France
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Mamzer-Bruneel
authors.forename: Magdalena K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Bielecka
authors.forename: Mariela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scortti
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Disson
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berche
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Boland
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lortholary
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lecuit
mesh_terms: 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