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Listeria monocytogenes: brain abscess or meningoencephalitis?
Neurology
|January 1, 1979
Summary
Central nervous system infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes are a serious risk for immunosuppressed renal transplant patients. Early diagnosis with CT scans and treatment with ampicillin, potentially combined with surgery for abscesses, improves patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurosurgery
- Transplantation Immunology
Background:
- Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic pathogen.
- Immunosuppressed patients, particularly renal transplant recipients, are at increased risk for Listeria infections.
- Central nervous system (CNS) involvement, including brain abscess, meningitis, and meningoencephalitis, can occur.