Clinical Findings of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infections with a Special Focus on Bone Localizations
<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> is a Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium which can be found in soil or water. Infection with the microorganism can occur after ingestion of contaminated food products. Small and large outbreaks of listeriosis have been described in the past. <i>L. monoc...
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| author | Marco Bongiovanni Claudio Cavallo Beatrice Barda Lukasz Strulak Enos Bernasconi Andrea Cardia |
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| description | <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> is a Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium which can be found in soil or water. Infection with the microorganism can occur after ingestion of contaminated food products. Small and large outbreaks of listeriosis have been described in the past. <i>L. monocytogenes</i> can cause a number of different clinical syndromes, most frequently sepsis, meningitis, and rhombencephalitis, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. <i>L. monocytogenes</i> systemic infections can develop following tissue penetration across the gastrointestinal tract or to hematogenous spread to sterile sites, possibly evolving towards bacteremia. <i>L. monocytogenes</i> only rarely causes bone or joint infections, usually in the context of prosthetic material that can provide a site for bacterial seeding. We describe here the clinical findings of invasive listeriosis, mainly focusing on the diagnosis, clinical management, and treatment of bone and vertebral infections occurring in the context of invasive listeriosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ac133fd91fd4207be7bd6afde5d3af52024-01-29T14:06:49ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072024-01-0112117810.3390/microorganisms12010178Clinical Findings of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infections with a Special Focus on Bone LocalizationsMarco Bongiovanni0Claudio Cavallo1Beatrice Barda2Lukasz Strulak3Enos Bernasconi4Andrea Cardia5Division of Infectious Diseases, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandDivision of Neurosurgery, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandDivision of Infectious Diseases, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandDivision of Neurosurgery, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandDivision of Infectious Diseases, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, SwitzerlandDivision of Neurosurgery, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> is a Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium which can be found in soil or water. Infection with the microorganism can occur after ingestion of contaminated food products. Small and large outbreaks of listeriosis have been described in the past. <i>L. monocytogenes</i> can cause a number of different clinical syndromes, most frequently sepsis, meningitis, and rhombencephalitis, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. <i>L. monocytogenes</i> systemic infections can develop following tissue penetration across the gastrointestinal tract or to hematogenous spread to sterile sites, possibly evolving towards bacteremia. <i>L. monocytogenes</i> only rarely causes bone or joint infections, usually in the context of prosthetic material that can provide a site for bacterial seeding. We describe here the clinical findings of invasive listeriosis, mainly focusing on the diagnosis, clinical management, and treatment of bone and vertebral infections occurring in the context of invasive listeriosis.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/1/178<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>bone infectionsspondylodiscitis |
| spellingShingle | Marco Bongiovanni Claudio Cavallo Beatrice Barda Lukasz Strulak Enos Bernasconi Andrea Cardia Clinical Findings of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infections with a Special Focus on Bone Localizations Microorganisms <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> bone infections spondylodiscitis |
| title | Clinical Findings of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infections with a Special Focus on Bone Localizations |
| title_full | Clinical Findings of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infections with a Special Focus on Bone Localizations |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Findings of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infections with a Special Focus on Bone Localizations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Findings of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infections with a Special Focus on Bone Localizations |
| title_short | Clinical Findings of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infections with a Special Focus on Bone Localizations |
| title_sort | clinical findings of i listeria monocytogenes i infections with a special focus on bone localizations |
| topic | <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> bone infections spondylodiscitis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/1/178 |
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