Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in a child:a case report
10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2014.04.016
- VernacularTitle:儿童单核细胞增多性李斯特菌脑膜炎1例报告
- Author:
Yong LU
;
Shushu WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Listeria monocytogenes;
meningitis;
ampicillin;
aminoglycoside;
child
- From:
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
2014;(4):352-354
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective The clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of Listeria monocytogenes (LM) meningitis were reviewed. Methods The clinical data of a case of LM meningitis were retrospectively analyzed and a literature review was performed. Results The child initially presenting with fever, headache and vomit was treated with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and ceftriaxone and the treatment effect was obvious. Cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures were LM positive. In 17 related arti-cles, a total of 24 children with LM meningitis were reviewed. Among them, 4 patients died and 10 had hydrocephalus. The treatment with either ampicillin alone or in combination with aminoglycoside was effective. Conclusions LM meningitis was rare in immunocompetent children, but has high rates of mortality and sequelae.
