Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in the elderly: Distinctive characteristics of the clinical and laboratory presentation

J Infect. 2015 Jul;71(1):134-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.02.003. Epub 2015 Feb 19.

Authors

Pasquale Pagliano¹, Vittorio Attanasio², Marco Rossi², Maria A Carleo², Novella Carannante², Tiziana Ascione², Francesco Tuccillo³, Fiorentino Fraganza⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Infectious Diseases, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Neurology, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli (Is), Italy.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesiology, D. Cotugno Hospital, AORN Dei Colli, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 25704282
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.02.003

No abstract available

Keywords: Elderly; Infection; Listeria monocytogenes; Meningitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Cross Infection*
Female
Hospitals, University*
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
Tertiary Care Centers*