Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen that can cause
severe invasive infections upon ingestion with contaminated food. Clinically, listerial …

Resident cells of the central nervous system (CNS) play an important role in detecting insults
and initiating protective or sometimes detrimental host immunity. At peripheral sites, immune …

Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium which can be found in soil
or water. Infection with the organism can develop after ingestion of contaminated food …

Invasive Listeria monocytogenes infections carry a high mortality despite antibiotic
treatment. The rareness of the infection makes it difficult to improve antibiotic treatment …

Importance The impact of vaccination, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory treatment on
pathogen distribution and outcome of bacterial meningitis over the past century is uncertain …

The aim of this study was to determine the independent risk factors, morbidity, and mortality
of central nervous system (CNS) infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes. We …

Background Relatively few studies have focused on mortality risk factors for listeriosis in the
literature. Information on the mortality of populations with listeriosis is needed. We aimed to …

The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is widely distributed in the environment as a
saprophyte, but may turn into a lethal intracellular pathogen upon ingestion. Invasive …

Objectives Listeria monocytogenes can cause sepsis and meningitis. We report national
surveillance data on L. monocytogenes meningitis in the Netherlands, describing incidence …

Listeriosis is a foodborne illness that can result in septicaemia, Central Nervous System
(CNS) disease, foetal loss and death in high risk patients. Objectives To analyse the …