FATAL LISTERIA-MENINGITIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED INFANT - THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS

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MASCOLA, L
SORVILLO, F
LASHLEY, N
STEINBERG, E
机构
[1] KAISER PERMANENTE,SO CALIF PERMANENTE MED GRP,DEPT EPIDEMIOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90027
[2] KAISER PERMANENTE,SO CALIF PERMANENTE MED GRP,DEPT PEDIAT,LOS ANGELES,CA 90027
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10.1016/0163-4453(91)92972-8
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
Infection with Listeria monocytogenes is rare in infants and children. Listeriosis has been made a notifiable condition in the State of California since 1985. From January 1985 to December 1990, only seven cases of listeriosis have been reported in children ≤13 years of age. This brief report summarises the features of a fatal case of listeria meningitis in an immunocompromised 4-month-old infant, discusses diagnostic and therapeutic implications, and describes the other six cases. © 1991 The British Society for the Study of Infection.
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