Perrin Monique, Bemer Michel, Delamare Catherine
Laboratoire de Microbiologie. Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Bel-Air, 57126 Thionville, France.
J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Nov;41(11):5308-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5308-5309.2003.
Listeria innocua is widespread in the environment and in food. This species has to date never been described in association with human disease. We report a case of fatal bacteremia caused by L. innocua in a 62-year-old patient.