Listeriosis: clinical presentation

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Doganay M.

FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.3, ss.173-175, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0928-8244(02)00467-4
  • Dergi Adı: FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.173-175
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: listeria monocytogenes, listeriosis, clinical presentation
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Listeria monocytogenes is an uncommon cause of illness in the general population. However, this bacterium is an important cause of severe infections in neonates, pregnant women, the elderly, transplant recipients and other patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity. Various clinical syndromes due to L. monocytogenes have been described such as sepsis, central nervous system infections, endocarditis, gastroenteritis and localized infections. A review of the clinical presentation of listeriosis is given in this paper. (C) 2003 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.