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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
Two hundred and seven cases of listeria meningitis that occurred in The Netherlands over 20 years were reviewed to study associations between Listeria monocytogenes serotype, age, underlying disease, and outcome. The mean annual incidence per 100,000 population was 0.12 in 1981-90, decreasing to 0.07 in 1991-5. Underlying disease was present in 50% of non-neonatal patients, most often haematological malignancy (15%) and the use of immunosuppressive therapy (14%). The meningitis-related case fatality rate was 16%; a significantly higher rate was associated with the presence of underlying disease (30%) or age > or = 70 years (29%). Serotype 4b was most frequent (65%) and L. monocytogenes types 1/2a, 1/2b, or 1/2c (30% of cases) were significantly more often isolated from non-neonatal patients with underlying disease, suggesting a higher virulence of listerial serotype 4b.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0950-2688
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
405-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-5-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Listeria monocytogenes meningitis: serotype distribution and patient characteristics in The Netherlands, 1976-95.
pubmed:affiliation
Netherlands Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis of the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article