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2538278

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
The history and findings of all patients with Listeria meningitis admitted to the University Hospital of Leuven from 1967 to 1987 were reviewed. Listeriosis during pregnancy or the perinatal natal period was not considered. Predisposing conditions in these 23 patients included renal transplants (9), immunosuppressive therapy (2), diseases of the lympthoreticular system (3) and chronic alcoholism (1). One man had an inversed T4/T8 ratio. In 7 patients no underlying disorder was detected. Disease onset may be acute or subacute. There are no clinical features distinguishing Listeria meningitis from other acute bacterial meningitides. The number of leukocytes in the CSF varied from 3 to 3700, most often with a predominance of mononuclear cells. A decrease of the glucose level in the CSF was not always present. The initial gram stain was often unrevealing and it took up to 4 days for CSF cultures to become positive. Blood cultures were often important for the identification of the organism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0303-8467
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Listeria monocytogenes meningitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Leuven University Hospital, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article