RT Book, Section
A1 Collins, Jennifer P.
A1 Griffin, Patricia M.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
A2 Fauci, Anthony
A2 Kasper, Dennis
A2 Hauser, Stephen
A2 Longo, Dan
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
SR Print(0)
ID 1198220628
T1 Listeria monocytogenes Infections
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 21e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264268504
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1198220628
RD 2024/04/23
AB Listeria  monocytogenes  is  a  ubiquitous  environmental  saprophyte  and  an  intracellular  pathogen  in  several  animals.  Humans  develop  L.  monocytogenes  infection—listeriosis—primarily  through  foodborne  transmission.  The  clinical  spectrum  of  listeriosis  ranges  from  febrile  gastroenteritis  in  healthy  persons  to  invasive  disease,  including  bacteremia  and  meningoencephalitis.  Typical  risk  groups  for  invasive  disease  are  pregnant  women  and  their  neonates,  older  adults,  and  immunocompromised  persons.