Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent adult: a case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Yi Zhang¹  Guo-qing Zang¹  Zheng-hao Tang¹  Yong-sheng Yu¹ 

[1],Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Department of Infectious Diseases

关键词: Listeria monocytogenes;    Meningitis;    Immunocompetent adults;    Listeria monocytogenes;    Meningite;    Adultos imunocompetentes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822012000300028

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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