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6465192

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
We describe the third documented case of Listeria monocytogenes pericarditis. This occurred in a 54-year-old woman with end-stage renal failure on chronic hemodialysis. Her initial presentation was one of Listeria monocytogenes bacteremia, which apparently responded to two weeks of cefazolin sodium therapy. After cessation of therapy the patient returned with Listeria monocytogenes pericarditis, this responding completely to four weeks of erythromycin therapy. We could not rule out coexisting endocarditis, especially since we found high levels of circulating immune complexes which subsided as the patient's condition improved. Further immunological studies displayed a decrease in cellular functions. This case illustrates the importance of Listeria monocytogenes as a human pathogen in immunocompromised patients. Listeria should be included among the potential causative agents of pericarditis in such patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0002-9629
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
288
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Listeria monocytogenes pericarditis in a chronically hemodialyzed patient.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports