Listeria monocytogenes

Introduction: Listeria monocytogenes

Description of Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes (medical condition): Bacterial food poisoning...more »

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Listeriosis:
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Listeria monocytogenes: gram positive bacterial infection with the genus Listeria including Listeria meningitis which causes clinical manifestations including fever, altered mentation, headache, meningeal signs, focal neurologic signs, and seizures.
Source: Diseases Database

Listeria monocytogenes: A species of gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria widely distributed in nature. It has been isolated from sewage, soil, silage, and from feces of healthy animals and man. Infection with this bacterium leads to encephalitis, meningitis, endocarditis, and abortion.
Source: MeSH 2007

Listeria monocytogenes: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Listeria monocytogenes:

• Listeria
• Bacterial
• Bacterial disease
• Meningitis (160 causes)
• Meningitis symptoms
• Encephalitis (137 causes)
• Septicemia
• Endocarditis (68 causes)
• Abortion (33 causes)

Listeria monocytogenes as a Disease

Listeria monocytogenes: Another name for Listeriosis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Listeriosis
  »Symptoms of Listeriosis
  »Treatments for Listeriosis

Listeria monocytogenes: Related Diseases

Listeria monocytogenes: Listeria monocytogenes is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Zoonotic Diseases
• Bacterial diseases
• Diseases contagious from food
• Diseases contagious contagious mother-to-fetus
• Diseases contagious from animals
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Food-related conditions

Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes (Listeriosis)

Some of the symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes incude:

• Mild symptoms
• Flu-like illness
• Fever
• Muscle aches
• Chills

See full list of 18 symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes (Listeriosis)

Treatments for Listeria monocytogenes (Listeriosis)

Treatments for Listeria monocytogenes (Listeriosis) include:

• Hospitalization
• Intravenous antibiotics
• Intravenous penicillin

Read more about treatments for Listeria monocytogenes

Treatment of Listeria monocytogenes: For more treatment information about Listeria monocytogenes, see treatment of Listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes)

Listeria monocytogenes: Article Excerpts about Listeriosis

FDA Bad Bug Book (Excerpt)

Listeriosis is the name of the general group of disorders caused by L. monocytogenes. This is a Gram-positive bacterium,...(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)

Listeriosis (General): DBMD (Excerpt)

Listeriosis, a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes... (Source: excerpt from Listeriosis (General): DBMD)

Listeria monocytogenes: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Listeria monocytogenes:

• granulomatosis infantisepticum
• miscarriage
• stillbirth
• gastroenteritis
• meningoencephalitis
• encephalitis
• cranial nerve palsies
• cutaneous listeriosis

Terms associated with Listeria monocytogenes:

Terms Similar to Listeria monocytogenes:

• Listeriosis

Source: Diseases Database

Broader terms for Listeria monocytogenes

• Listeria

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Listeria monocytogenes

The following list attempts to classify Listeria monocytogenes into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria
    • Gram-Positive Rods
      • Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods
        • Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular
          • Listeria
            • Listeria monocytogenes

External links related to: Listeria monocytogenes

• US FDA/CFSAN - Bad Bug Book: Listeria monocytogenes
• eMedicine - Listeria Monocytogenes : Article by Karen B Weinstein, MD, FACP
• Listeria
• eMedicine - Listeria Infection : Article by Terence Zach, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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