Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacterium commonly found in soil, water, and rotting vegetation. The most common presentation of a Listeria infection is gastroenteritis. Invasive infection and severe complications are more common in immunocompromised hosts. Early identification and treatment of listeriosis is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality. This is a case report of a 50-year-old man with poorly controlled human immunodeficiency virus who presented with vague symptoms of chills and malaise. The patient was admitted for suspected pneumonia, later found to have L. monocytogenes bacteremia. We described his evaluation, treatment, and clinical course. The patient was treated with IV ampicillin and discharged with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95308
Authors: Amar Patel, Julie Machen
Institution: Cone Health
Language: English
Subfield: Biotechnology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415510063