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  • Title: Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompromised patient.
    Author: Barocci S, Mancini A, Canovari B, Petrelli E, Sbriscia-Fioretti E, Licci A, D'Addesa S, Petrini G, Giacomini M, Renzi A, Migali A, Briscolini S.
    Journal: New Microbiol; 2015 Jan; 38(1):113-8. PubMed ID: 25742155.
    Abstract:
    This report describes a case of meningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a stem cell transplant recipient on immunosuppressive therapy for cutaneous chronic graft-versus host disease. A 59-year-old woman had undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation (from a matched unrelated donor) 13 months previously for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She was on regular hematologic follow-up. Though her previous malignancy has been in remission, she was immunosuppressed due to the pharmacological treatment. We describe a meningitis caused by a typical food-borne pathogen, dangerous in patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity. Moreover the bacterium had a multidrug resistance, a rare characteristic in clinical listeriosis. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are key factors in these cases. We chose ampicillin and rifampicin that allowed a complete resolution of the clinical manifestations.
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