Catalase-Negative Listeria monocytogenes Causing Lethal Sepsis and Meningitis in an Adult Hematologic Patient

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 965-967

  Elsner, H A ^a   Sobottka, I ^a   Bubert, A ^b   Albrecht, H ^a   Laufs, R ^a   Mack, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CATALASE; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; METHOTREXATE; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHRODERMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETTER; LEUKOPENIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

AGED; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALASE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINS; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MENINGITIS, LISTERIA; PENICILLINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 0030456023     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01690521     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Swaminathan B, Rocourt J, Bille J: Listeria. In: Murray PR, Baron EJ, Pfaller MA, Tenover FC, Yolken RH (ed): Manual of clinical microbiology. American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC, 1995, p. 341-348.
2. Leblond-Francillard M, Gaillard JL, Berche P: Loss of catalase activity in Tn1545-induced mutants does not reduce growth of Listeria monocytogenes in vivo. Infection and Immunity 1989, 57: 2569-2573.
3. Welch DF, Sword CP, Brehm S, Dusanic D: Relationship between superoxide dismutase and pathogenic mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes. Infection and Immunity 1979, 23: 863-872.
4. Van Dissel JT, Stikkelbroeck JJM, Van Furth R: Differences in the rate of intracellular killing of catalase-negative and catalase-positive Listeria monocytogenes by normal and interferon-gamma-activated macrophages. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 1993, 37: 443-446.
5. Bortolussi R, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CMJE, Van Asbeck BS, Verhoef J: Relationship of bacterial growth phase to killing of Listeria monocytogenes by oxidative agents generated by neutrophils and enzyme systems. Infection and Immunity 1987, 55: 3197-3203.
6. Ruoff KL: Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Stomatococcus, and miscellaneous gram-positive cocci that grow aerobically. In: Murray PR, Baron EJ, Pfaller MA, Tenover FC, Yolken RH (ed): Manual of clinical microbiology. American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC, 1995, p. 315-323.
7. Bubert A, Köhler S, Goebel W: The homologous and heterologous regions within the iap gene allows genus- and species-specific identification of Listeria spp. by polymerase chain reaction. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1992, 58: 2625-2632.
8. Bubert A, Schubert P, Köhler S, Frank R, Goebel W: Synthetic peptides derived from the Listeria monocytogenes p 60 protein as antigens for the generation of polyclonal antibodies specific for secreted cell-free L. monocytogenes p 60 proteins. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1994, 60: 3120-3127.
9. Dallmier AW, Martin SE: Catalase, superoxide dismutase, and hemolysin activities and heat susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes after growth in media containing sodium chloride. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1990, 56: 2807-2810.
10. Swartz MA, Welch DF, Narayanan RP, Greenfield RA: Catalase-negative Listeria monocytogenes causing meningitis in an adult - clinical and laboratory features. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 1991, 96: 130-133.