| A case of Listeria meningoencephalitis complicated by hydrocephalus in an immunocompetent infant. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 18463893 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
We report a very unusual case of meningoencephalitis due to Listeria monocytogenes in a 7-month-old immunocompetent boy. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture was initially negative, but was positive on the seventh day. The disease was complicated by seizures and hydrocephalus managed with temporary ventriculostomy. The infant was discharged without obvious neurological sequelae after 30 days and developed without neurological or developmental sequelae at two years of age. Listeria is difficult to isolate and is not susceptible to third-generation cephalosporins commonly used for the empirical treatment of bacterial meningitis. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Antonios Platnaris; Athanasios Hatzimichael; Sofia Ktenidou-Kartali; Kosmas Kontoyiannides; Konstantinos Kollios; John Anagnostopoulos; Emmanuel Roilides |
Related Documents
:
|
8091973 - Neonatal candidiasis associated with meningitis and endophthalmitis. 22590963 - Feeding patterns and growth of term infants in eldoret, kenya. 7724823 - Modified ovoid applicator for intracavitary radiation therapy with a selectron-mdr or m... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2008-05-08 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: European journal of pediatrics Volume: 168 ISSN: 1432-1076 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Pediatr. Publication Date: 2009 Mar |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2009-02-02 Completed Date: 2009-05-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7603873 Medline TA: Eur J Pediatr Country: Germany |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 343-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
3rd Pediatric Department, Aristotle University, Hippokration Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos 49, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Ampicillin
/
therapeutic use Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use Drug Therapy, Combination Gentamicins / therapeutic use Humans Hydrocephalus / complications*, diagnosis*, drug therapy Immunocompetence Infant Male Meningitis, Listeria / complications*, diagnosis*, drug therapy Phenytoin / therapeutic use Seizures / drug therapy, etiology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vancomycin / therapeutic use |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Anticonvulsants; 0/Gentamicins; 1404-90-6/Vancomycin; 57-41-0/Phenytoin; 69-53-4/Ampicillin; 73384-59-5/Ceftriaxone |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Rab proteins and Rab-associated proteins: major actors in the mechanism of protein-trafficking disor...
Next Document: Mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).