Bacteraemia due to L. monocytogenes: Description of cases and review of literature

Bacteraemia due to L. monocytogenes is a sporadic disease related to advanced age or neoplasms, and mortality associated with this disease is high. This study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutics characteristics of this specific disease, through a retrospective descriptiv...

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Published inRevista española de geriatría y gerontología Vol. 55; no. 1; p. 50
Main Authors Martín-Fortea, María Pilar, Lambán Ibor, Elena, Cebollada Sánchez, Rocío, Monforte Cirac, María Luisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Spain 01.01.2020
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - epidemiology
Bacteremia - microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Listeria monocytogenes - isolation & purification
Listeriosis - drug therapy
Listeriosis - epidemiology
Listeriosis - microbiology
Male
Retrospective Studies
Spain - epidemiology
Spain
Listeria monocytogenes
Older patients
Bacteraemia
Bacteriemia
Ancianos
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Summary:Bacteraemia due to L. monocytogenes is a sporadic disease related to advanced age or neoplasms, and mortality associated with this disease is high. This study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutics characteristics of this specific disease, through a retrospective descriptive analysis of cases with positive blood cultures from Calatayud Hospital, from 2008 to 2018. Four cases were detected, all of them occurred in the last 3 years analysed, and the age was greater than the age published in other papers. However, risk factors and mortality were similar. Prevention and early detection are essential to control the increase in this pathology.
ISSN:1578-1747
DOI:10.1016/j.regg.2019.05.007