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http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2010.53.5.653

A case of meningoencephalitis caused by $Listeria$ $monocytogenes$ in a healthy child  

Lee, Ji-Eun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Cho, Won-Kyoung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Nam, Chan-Hee (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Jung, Min-Ho (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kang, Jin-Han (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Suh, Byung-Kyu (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.53, no.5, 2010 , pp. 653-656 More about this Journal
Abstract
$Listeria$ $monocytogenes$ is a facultative anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus that is isolated from the soil, vegetables, and wild or domestic animals. Listeria occurs predominantly in the elderly, immunocompromised patients, pregnant women and newborns. Infections by this microorganism are rare in healthy infants and children. $L.$ $monocytogenes$ may cause meningitis, meningoencephalitis, brain abscess, pyogenic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and liver abscesses in children. The course of meningoencephalitis by listeria is often severe and even fatal. Acute hydrocephalus can develop as a complication and the mortality associated with listeriosis is significantly high. We present a case of meningoencephalitis caused by $L.$ $monocytogenes$ in a previously healthy 7-year-old girl.
Keywords
Listeria monocytogenes; Meningoencephalitis; complications; Hydrocephalus; Child;
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