Department of Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2012 Jun;45(3):410-1. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822012000300028.
Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is an uncommon cause of bacterial meningitis in immunocompetent adults. Patients with immunosuppression are at increased risk of developing serious invasive diseases, particularly meningitis. We describe a case of meningitis caused by L. monocytogenes in an immunocompetent and previously healthy 34-year-old adult. The patient received treatment with intravenous ampicillin plus amikacin and made a full recovery. L. monocytogenes should be suspected in immunocompetent adults with bacterial meningitis who fail to respond to empirical antibiotic treatment.
李斯特菌(L. monocytogenes)是一种在免疫功能正常的成年人中罕见的细菌性脑膜炎致病菌。免疫抑制患者发生严重侵袭性疾病(特别是脑膜炎)的风险增加。我们描述了一例免疫功能正常且既往健康的 34 岁成年患者由李斯特菌引起的脑膜炎。该患者接受了氨苄西林联合阿米卡星静脉治疗,并完全康复。对于经验性抗生素治疗无效的免疫功能正常的细菌性脑膜炎成人,应怀疑李斯特菌感染。