Listeria meningitis during treatment of a meningococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent infant.

Abstract

A case report of a listeria meningitis 5 days after diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis in a immunocompetent child of 2 years is presented. The infection occurred during hospital admission. Culture results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were confirmed by a listeria-specific polymerase chain reaction in 2 CSF specimens. The listeria meningitis quickly responded to antimicrobial treatment with intravenous amoxicillin combined with tobramycin.

• Authors: P Schneeberger, E Sluiter, L J van Doorn, L Spanjaard
• Journal: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases (Scand J Infect Dis) Vol. 28 Issue 5 Pg. 525-6 ( 1996) ISSN: 0036-5548 [Print] England
• PMID: 8953686 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Cephalosporins
• Penicillins
• Ceftriaxone
• Amoxicillin
• Penicillin G
• Tobramycin

Topics

• Amoxicillin (therapeutic use)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Ceftriaxone (therapeutic use)
• Cephalosporins (therapeutic use)
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (microbiology)
• Child, Preschool
• Drug Therapy, Combination (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Immunocompetence
• Listeria monocytogenes (isolation & purification)
• Meningitis, Listeria (cerebrospinal fluid, drug therapy, etiology)
• Meningitis, Meningococcal (cerebrospinal fluid, complications, drug therapy)
• Penicillin G (therapeutic use)
• Penicillins (therapeutic use)
• Tobramycin (therapeutic use)