title: Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent adult: a case report.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is an uncommon cause of bacterial meningitis in immunocompetent adults. Patients with immunosuppression are at increased risk of developing serious invasive diseases, particularly meningitis. We describe a case of meningitis caused by L. monocytogenes in an immunocompetent and previously healthy 34-year-old adult. The patient received treatment with intravenous ampicillin plus amikacin and made a full recovery. L. monocytogenes should be suspected in immunocompetent adults with bacterial meningitis who fail to respond to empirical antibiotic treatment.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Guo-Qing
authors: GQ
authors: Zang
authors: Zheng-Hao
authors: ZH
authors: Tang
authors: Yong-Sheng
authors: YS
authors: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000667:Ampicillin; D000583:Amikacin