Outcome of listeria monocytogenes infection in compromised and non-compromised adults
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 7 (2) , 54-56
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01641612
Abstract
The mortality in listeric meningitis and septicaemia, the two main clinical manifestations of the infection, is generally considered to be high. However, co-existing disorders rather than the listeric infection itself seem to determine the outcome. In the present study of 72 listeric infections among non-pregnant adults, 28 patients without co-existing disease had a fatality rate of 10.7% as compared to 57.9% among 19 immunocompromised individuals. Finally, in a third group of listeric patients, including alcoholics and people with heart disease or diabetes mellitus, the fatality rate was 24.0%.Keywords
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