Human Listeriosis Caused by Listeria ivanovii

Human Listeriosis Caused by Listeria ivanovii

Two species of Listeria are pathogenic; L. monocytogenes infects humans and animals, and L. ivanovii has been considered to infect ruminants only. We report L. ivanovii–associated gastroenteritis and bacteremia in a man. This isolate was indistinguishable from prototypic ruminant strains. L. ivanovi...

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Main Authors: Christelle Guillet, Olivier Join-Lambert, Alban Le Monnier, Alexandre Leclercq, Frédéric Mechaï, Marie-France Mamzer-Bruneel, Magdalena K. Bielecka, Mariela Scortti, Olivier Disson, Patrick Berche, José Vazquez-Boland, Olivier Lortholary, Marc Lecuit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Listeria ivanovii
gastroenteritis
bacteremia
kidney transplantation
bacteria
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/09-1155_article

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