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Listeria Meningitis

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)
Also Known As:
Meningitis, Listeria; Listeria Cerebritis; Listeria Meningoencephalitis; Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis; Cerebritides, Listeria; Cerebritis, Listeria; Listeria Cerebritides; Listeria Meningitides; Listeria Meningoencephalitides; Listeria monocytogenes Meningitides; Meningitides, Listeria; Meningitides, Listeria monocytogenes; Meningitis, Listeria monocytogenes; Meningoencephalitides, Listeria; Meningoencephalitis, Listeria
Networked: 108 relevant articles (7 outcomes, 4 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1. Mantle-Cell Lymphoma (Lymphoma, Mantle Cell)
2. Listeriosis (Listeria Infection)
3. Meningitis
4. Hydrocephalus (Hydrocephaly)
5. Crohn Disease (Crohn's Disease)

Experts

1. Gaini, Shahin: 2 articles (01/2015 - 01/2015)
2. Roy, Ashish K: 1 article (03/2022)
3. Roy, Moni: 1 article (03/2022)
4. Vuppuluri, Naveen: 1 article (03/2022)
5. Baehring, Joachim M: 1 article (01/2022)
6. Fujii, Tomoki: 1 article (01/2022)
7. Karschnia, Philipp: 1 article (01/2022)
8. Kaulen, Leon: 1 article (01/2022)
9. Kitahara, Shinsuke: 1 article (01/2022)
10. Kobayashi, Seiichiro: 1 article (01/2022)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Listeria Meningitis:
1. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)IBA
2. Penicillins (Penicillin)FDA Link
3. Azathioprine (Imuran)FDA LinkGeneric
4. Meropenem (Merrem)FDA LinkGeneric
5. Mezlocillin (Mezlin)FDA Link
6. Ampicillin (Omnipen)FDA LinkGeneric
7. Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination Trimethoprim (Co-Trimoxazole)FDA LinkGeneric
8. Gentamicins (Gentamicin)FDA LinkGeneric
9. Amoxicillin (Wymox)FDA LinkGeneric
10. Messenger RNA (mRNA)IBA

Therapies and Procedures

1. Therapeutics
2. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
3. Nursing Care
4. Aftercare (After-Treatment)
5. Kidney Transplantation