Meningitis por Listeria monocytogenes en niñas inmunocompetentes: queso no pasteurizado como probable causa de infección

Valdivia Tapia, María del C.; Pinelo Chumbe, Elizabeth; Carreazo, Nilton Yhuri · Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) (2015)

Resumen

Listeria meningoencephalitis is a rare condition, occurring mainly in immunocompromised patients. We present two cases of Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis in immunocompetent children, with successful treatment with betalactam/aminoglycoside combination. Unpasteurized cheese was postulated as the source of infection.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas