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Listeria meningitis

MedGen UID:
7536
•Concept ID:
C0025293
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Listeria Meningitides; Listeria Meningitis; Listeria monocytogenes Meningitides; Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis; Meningitides, Listeria; Meningitides, Listeria monocytogenes; Meningitis, Listeria; Meningitis, Listeria monocytogenes
SNOMED CT: Meningitis due to listeriosis (31568009); Listeria meningitis (31568009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006836

Definition

Inflammation of the meninges caused by listeria monocytogenes infection, usually occurring in individuals under the age of 3 years or over the age of 50 years. It may occur at any age in individuals with immunologic deficiency syndromes. Clinical manifestations include fever, altered mentation, headache, meningeal signs, focal neurologic signs, and seizures. (From Medicine 1998 Sep;77(5):313-36) [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVListeria meningitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Etiology, clinical presentation, outcome and the effect of initial management in immunocompromised patients with community acquired bacterial meningitis.
Glimåker M, Naucler P, Sjölin J
J Infect 2020 Mar;80(3):291-297. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.12.019. PMID: 31911260
Meningitis in adults: diagnosis and management.
Young N, Thomas M
Intern Med J 2018 Nov;48(11):1294-1307. doi: 10.1111/imj.14102. PMID: 30387309
Treatment of listeria meningitis.
Jones EM, Howe RA, MacGowan AP
Lancet 1997 Oct 4;350(9083):1034. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)64089-5. PMID: 9329542

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Perianal Abscess Caused by Listeria monocytogenes.
Fujio M, Watanabe T, Morishita N, Ohtani S, Iwata K
Intern Med 2022 Feb 15;61(4):581-583. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7755-21. PMID: 34393168Free PMC Article
Meningitis in adults: diagnosis and management.
Young N, Thomas M
Intern Med J 2018 Nov;48(11):1294-1307. doi: 10.1111/imj.14102. PMID: 30387309
Histopathology of Listeria Meningitis.
Engelen-Lee JY, Koopmans MM, Brouwer MC, Aronica E, van de Beek D
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2018 Oct 1;77(10):950-957. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nly077. PMID: 30169667Free PMC Article
Antibiotic treatment and mortality in patients with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis or bacteraemia.
Thønnings S, Knudsen JD, Schønheyder HC, Søgaard M, Arpi M, Gradel KO, Østergaard C; Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2016 Aug;22(8):725-30. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.06.006. PMID: 27345176
Listeria monocytogenes meningitis.
Peeters A, Waer M, Michielsen P, Verbist L, Carton H
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1989;91(1):29-36. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(89)80005-8. PMID: 2538278

Diagnosis

Perianal Abscess Caused by Listeria monocytogenes.
Fujio M, Watanabe T, Morishita N, Ohtani S, Iwata K
Intern Med 2022 Feb 15;61(4):581-583. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7755-21. PMID: 34393168Free PMC Article
Meningitis in adults: diagnosis and management.
Young N, Thomas M
Intern Med J 2018 Nov;48(11):1294-1307. doi: 10.1111/imj.14102. PMID: 30387309
Epidemiology and treatment of the commonest form of listeriosis: meningitis and bacteraemia.
Pagliano P, Arslan F, Ascione T
Infez Med 2017 Sep 1;25(3):210-216. PMID: 28956537
Antibiotic treatment and mortality in patients with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis or bacteraemia.
Thønnings S, Knudsen JD, Schønheyder HC, Søgaard M, Arpi M, Gradel KO, Østergaard C; Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2016 Aug;22(8):725-30. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.06.006. PMID: 27345176
Listeriosis.
Kalis P, Le Frock JL, Smith W, Keefe M
Am J Med Sci 1976 Mar-Apr;271(2):159-69. doi: 10.1097/00000441-197603000-00004. PMID: 817600

Therapy

Meningitis in adults: diagnosis and management.
Young N, Thomas M
Intern Med J 2018 Nov;48(11):1294-1307. doi: 10.1111/imj.14102. PMID: 30387309
Epidemiology and treatment of the commonest form of listeriosis: meningitis and bacteraemia.
Pagliano P, Arslan F, Ascione T
Infez Med 2017 Sep 1;25(3):210-216. PMID: 28956537
Antibiotic treatment and mortality in patients with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis or bacteraemia.
Thønnings S, Knudsen JD, Schønheyder HC, Søgaard M, Arpi M, Gradel KO, Østergaard C; Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2016 Aug;22(8):725-30. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.06.006. PMID: 27345176
Neurologic infections in diabetes mellitus.
Jay CA, Solbrig MV
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;126:175-94. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53480-4.00014-X. PMID: 25410222
Listeria meningitis.
Newman M, Norris D
Can Med Assoc J 1968 Sep 14;99(10):494-5. PMID: 5006478Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Histopathology of Listeria Meningitis.
Engelen-Lee JY, Koopmans MM, Brouwer MC, Aronica E, van de Beek D
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2018 Oct 1;77(10):950-957. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nly077. PMID: 30169667Free PMC Article
Epidemiology and treatment of the commonest form of listeriosis: meningitis and bacteraemia.
Pagliano P, Arslan F, Ascione T
Infez Med 2017 Sep 1;25(3):210-216. PMID: 28956537
Antibiotic treatment and mortality in patients with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis or bacteraemia.
Thønnings S, Knudsen JD, Schønheyder HC, Søgaard M, Arpi M, Gradel KO, Østergaard C; Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2016 Aug;22(8):725-30. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.06.006. PMID: 27345176
Neurologic infections in diabetes mellitus.
Jay CA, Solbrig MV
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;126:175-94. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53480-4.00014-X. PMID: 25410222
Listeria and atypical presentations of Listeria in the central nervous system.
Bartt R
Semin Neurol 2000;20(3):361-73. doi: 10.1055/s-2000-9398. PMID: 11051300

Clinical prediction guides

Histopathology of Listeria Meningitis.
Engelen-Lee JY, Koopmans MM, Brouwer MC, Aronica E, van de Beek D
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2018 Oct 1;77(10):950-957. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nly077. PMID: 30169667Free PMC Article
Epidemiology and treatment of the commonest form of listeriosis: meningitis and bacteraemia.
Pagliano P, Arslan F, Ascione T
Infez Med 2017 Sep 1;25(3):210-216. PMID: 28956537
Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in the elderly: epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic findings.
Pagliano P, Ascione T, Boccia G, De Caro F, Esposito S
Infez Med 2016 Jun 1;24(2):105-11. PMID: 27367319
Antibiotic treatment and mortality in patients with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis or bacteraemia.
Thønnings S, Knudsen JD, Schønheyder HC, Søgaard M, Arpi M, Gradel KO, Østergaard C; Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2016 Aug;22(8):725-30. Epub 2016 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.06.006. PMID: 27345176
Targeting of the central nervous system by Listeria monocytogenes.
Disson O, Lecuit M
Virulence 2012 Mar-Apr;3(2):213-21. Epub 2012 Mar 1 doi: 10.4161/viru.19586. PMID: 22460636Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Early trigeminal nerve involvement in Listeria monocytogenes rhombencephalitis: case series and systematic review.
Karlsson WK, Harboe ZB, Roed C, Monrad JB, Lindelof M, Larsen VA, Kondziella D
J Neurol 2017 Sep;264(9):1875-1884. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1007/s00415-017-8572-2. PMID: 28730571

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