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April 1977, Vol 131, No. 4 >
Article | April 1977

Listeria monocytogenes Infection in Infants and Children FREE

Aarolyn M. Visintine, MD; James M. Oleske, MD; André J. Nahmias, MD
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Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Butler St SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Dr Visintine).


Am J Dis Child. 1977;131(4):393-397. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1977.02120170019002.
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• Infection with Listeria monocytogenes is demonstrated over a 14½ year period in 24 newborns, three infants 1 to 2 months of age, and two children. Comparison of the 22 cases of Listeria meningitis in newborns with 118 cases of neonatal meningitis due to other bacteria indicates a later onset of symptoms in cases of Listeria meningitis with a more favorable outcome than with most other agents. Treatment with ampicillin sodium appears effective. Monocytic cell increases in peripheral blood or CSF may be helpful in suspecting this diagnosis. The cases of Listeria meningitis in the older children were unusual. In one child it occurred as a concomitant infection with Staphylococcus epidermidis of a ventricular shunt. In the second case in an otherwise healthy child the acquisition of the bacteria from gerbils was suggested, but could not be confirmed.

(Am J Dis Child 131:393-397, 1977)

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Barber M, Okubadejo OA:  Maternal and neonatal listeriosis: Report of case and brief review of literature of listeriosis in man . Br Med J 2:735-738, 1965;.
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Louria DB, Hensle T, Armstrong D, et al:  Listeriosis complicating malignant disease: A new association . Ann Intern Med 67:261-281, 1967;.
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Lavetter A, Leedom JM, Mathies AW, et al:  Meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes . N Engl J Med 285:598-603, 1971;.
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Ortel S:  Intrauterine listeriosis infection , in Thalhammer O (ed): Prenatal Infections . New York, Grune & Stratton Inc, 1971;, pp 1-8.
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Becroft DMO, Farmer K, Seddon RJ, et al:  Epidemic listeriosis in the newborn . Br Med J 2:747-751, 1971;.
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Gray ML, Killinger AH:  Listeria monocytogenes and listeric infections . Bacteriol Rev 30:309-382, 1966;.
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Langier J, Borderon JJ, Rolland JC, et al:  La listèriose du nouveau-né . Sem Hop Paris 47:43-44, 2493-2498, 1971;.
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Klein JO, Marcy SM:  Bacterial infections: A. Sepsis and meningitis  in Remington J, Klein J (eds): Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant . Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1976;, pp 747-802.
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Gordon RC, Barrett FF, Yow MD:  Ampicillin treatment of listeriosis . J Pediatr 77:1067-1070, 1970;.
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Gordon RC, Barrett FF, Clark DJ:  Influence of several antibiotics singly and in combination on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes . J Pediatr 80:667-670, 1972;.
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Moellering RC Jr, Medoff G, Leech I, et al:  Antibiotic synergism against Listeria monocytogenes . Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1:30-34, 1972;.
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McCracken GH, Eichenwald HF:  Antimicrobial therapy: Therapeutic recommendations and a review of newer drugs . J Pediatr 85:297-312, 1974;.
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Kampelmacher EH, Huysinga W, Noorle J:  The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in feces of pregnant women and neonates . Zentralbl Bakteriol [Orig A] 222:258-262, 1972;.
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Wenkebach GK:  Zuchtung von Listeria monocytogenes aus der harnrohre des Mannes . Rios Del Commun 6th Intern Congr Microbiol 2:406, 1953;.

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References

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Ray GC, Wedgewood RJ:  Neonatal listeriosis . Pediatrics 34:378-411, 1964;.
2 +
Insley J, Hussain Z:  Listerial meningitis in infancy . Arch Dis Child 39:278-286, 1964;.
3 +
Barber M, Okubadejo OA:  Maternal and neonatal listeriosis: Report of case and brief review of literature of listeriosis in man . Br Med J 2:735-738, 1965;.
4 +
Louria DB, Hensle T, Armstrong D, et al:  Listeriosis complicating malignant disease: A new association . Ann Intern Med 67:261-281, 1967;.
5 +
Lavetter A, Leedom JM, Mathies AW, et al:  Meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes . N Engl J Med 285:598-603, 1971;.
6 +
Ortel S:  Intrauterine listeriosis infection , in Thalhammer O (ed): Prenatal Infections . New York, Grune & Stratton Inc, 1971;, pp 1-8.
7 +
Becroft DMO, Farmer K, Seddon RJ, et al:  Epidemic listeriosis in the newborn . Br Med J 2:747-751, 1971;.
8 +
Gray ML, Killinger AH:  Listeria monocytogenes and listeric infections . Bacteriol Rev 30:309-382, 1966;.
9 +
Langier J, Borderon JJ, Rolland JC, et al:  La listèriose du nouveau-né . Sem Hop Paris 47:43-44, 2493-2498, 1971;.
10 +
Klein JO, Marcy SM:  Bacterial infections: A. Sepsis and meningitis  in Remington J, Klein J (eds): Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant . Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1976;, pp 747-802.
11 +
Gordon RC, Barrett FF, Yow MD:  Ampicillin treatment of listeriosis . J Pediatr 77:1067-1070, 1970;.
12 +
Gordon RC, Barrett FF, Clark DJ:  Influence of several antibiotics singly and in combination on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes . J Pediatr 80:667-670, 1972;.
13 +
Moellering RC Jr, Medoff G, Leech I, et al:  Antibiotic synergism against Listeria monocytogenes . Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1:30-34, 1972;.
14 +
McCracken GH, Eichenwald HF:  Antimicrobial therapy: Therapeutic recommendations and a review of newer drugs . J Pediatr 85:297-312, 1974;.
15 +
Kampelmacher EH, Huysinga W, Noorle J:  The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in feces of pregnant women and neonates . Zentralbl Bakteriol [Orig A] 222:258-262, 1972;.
16 +
Wenkebach GK:  Zuchtung von Listeria monocytogenes aus der harnrohre des Mannes . Rios Del Commun 6th Intern Congr Microbiol 2:406, 1953;.

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