Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon Pathogen
Infections by Listeria monocytogenes typically occur in infants, the elderly, pregnant women, and immunosuppressed subjects. Pulmonary infections in adults are extremely uncommon and only few reports can be found in the literature. We here report a case of Listeria pneumonia in an 85-year-old female...
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| author | Theocharis Koufakis Marianneta Chatzopoulou Anastasios Margaritis Maria Tsiakalou Ioannis Gabranis |
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| description | Infections by Listeria monocytogenes typically occur in infants, the elderly, pregnant women, and immunosuppressed subjects. Pulmonary infections in adults are extremely uncommon and only few reports can be found in the literature. We here report a case of Listeria pneumonia in an 85-year-old female patient and we discuss our diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Despite being rare and in most cases difficult to be identified, Listeria pneumonia should always be considered in immunosuppressed patients, presenting with fever and symptoms from the lower respiratory system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e39c53b89c5a428b815f544abcc929152025-02-03T01:31:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/627073627073Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon PathogenTheocharis Koufakis0Marianneta Chatzopoulou1Anastasios Margaritis2Maria Tsiakalou3Ioannis Gabranis4Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, 1 Tsakalof Street, 41221 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Microbiology, General Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, 1 Tsakalof Street, 41221 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Microbiology, General Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, 1 Tsakalof Street, 41221 Larissa, GreeceInfections by Listeria monocytogenes typically occur in infants, the elderly, pregnant women, and immunosuppressed subjects. Pulmonary infections in adults are extremely uncommon and only few reports can be found in the literature. We here report a case of Listeria pneumonia in an 85-year-old female patient and we discuss our diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Despite being rare and in most cases difficult to be identified, Listeria pneumonia should always be considered in immunosuppressed patients, presenting with fever and symptoms from the lower respiratory system.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/627073 |
| spellingShingle | Theocharis Koufakis Marianneta Chatzopoulou Anastasios Margaritis Maria Tsiakalou Ioannis Gabranis Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon Pathogen Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon Pathogen |
| title_full | Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon Pathogen |
| title_fullStr | Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon Pathogen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon Pathogen |
| title_short | Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon Pathogen |
| title_sort | pneumonia by listeria monocytogenes a common infection by an uncommon pathogen |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/627073 |
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