Presentation
Rhomboencephalitis presents with impaired consciousness, cranial nerve palsy, cerebellar signs, and sensory or motor loss. [italytv.space]
They are present worldwide in the environment and in the gut of humans, nonhuman mammals, birds, arachnids, and crustaceans. There are several species of Listeria, but L. monocytogenes is the primary pathogen in humans. [msdmanuals.com]
Regarding clinical presentation, 296 newborns presented with listeriosis. Meningitis was the most common clinical presentation, with 2,388 cases (42.6%). [mdpi.com]
Egg-Yolk Agar : Lecithin is present to test for lecithinase. Double-Zone of hemolysis. Very fast replicating Alpha Toxin : Lecithinase, responsible for zone of incomplete hemolysis Beta Toxin : Cytotoxin, responsible for necrotizing enteritis. [kumc.edu]
Entire Body System
- Chills
Symptoms include fever and chills, headache, upset stomach and vomiting. Treatment is with antibiotics. Anyone can get the illness. But it is most likely to affect pregnant women and unborn babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems. [icdlist.com]
Symptoms include fever and chills, headache, upset stomach and vomiting. Anyone can get the illness. But it is most likely to affect pregnant women and unborn babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems. [icd10data.com]
Chills and fever are due to bacteremia. In immunosuppressed individuals it can produce serious illness, leading to meningitis. It is one of the leading causes of bacterial meningitis in patients with cancer and in renal transplant recipients. [microrao.com]
- Weakness
But it is most likely to affect pregnant women and unborn babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems. [icdlist.com]
- Surgical Procedure
Surgery: Surgical procedure is done to clean infected tissues in eyes Last updated date This page was last updated on 2/04/2019. [tabletwise.net]
Gastrointestinal
- Vomiting
Symptoms include fever and chills, headache, upset stomach and vomiting. Treatment is with antibiotics. Anyone can get the illness. But it is most likely to affect pregnant women and unborn babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems. [icdlist.com]
[…] lymphadenopathy; glandular – regional lymphadenopathy with no ulcer; oculoglandular – conjunctivitis with preauricular lymphadenopathy; oropharyngeal – stomatitis or pharyngitis, or tonsillitis and cervical lymphadenopathy; intestinal – intestinal pain, vomiting [bccdc.ca]
Symptoms include fever and chills, headache, upset stomach and vomiting. Anyone can get the illness. But it is most likely to affect pregnant women and unborn babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems. [icd10data.com]
Symptoms of listeriosis are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Symptome der Listeriose sind Übelkeit, Erbrechen, Durchfall. The risk of listeriosis or toxoplasmosis is excluded. Eine Listeriose oder eine Toxoplasmose ist ausgeschlossen. [context.reverso.net]
- Food Poisoning
Consequently the listeriosis is considered to be a type of food poisoning. Die Listeriose gehört somit zu den Lebensmittelvergiftungen. Use according to claim 5 wherein the infection is tuberculosis, salmonellosis or listeriosis. [context.reverso.net]
Ingestion of contaminated dairy products and raw vegetables (food poisoning) b. Direct contact, antepartum and intrapartum from mother to child, especially during abortions c. From infected animals to butchers and slaughterhouse workers. [microrao.com]
Bug Name Manifestations Identifying Properties Culture / Tests Virulence Vaccine / Rx Staphylococcus Aureus Food Poisoning Scalded Skin Syndrome TSS Syndrome Furuncle, Carbuncle Bacteremia, Osteomyelitis, Endocarditis GRAM(+) COCCI in clusters Catalase [kumc.edu]
[…] unspecified A021Salmonella sepsis A0220Localized salmonella infection, unspecified A0225Salmonella pyelonephritis A0229Salmonella with other localized infection A028Other specified salmonella infections A029Salmonella infection, unspecified A051Botulism food [cms.gov]
Skin
- Ulcer
[…] with regional lymphadenopathy; glandular – regional lymphadenopathy with no ulcer; oculoglandular – conjunctivitis with preauricular lymphadenopathy; oropharyngeal – stomatitis or pharyngitis, or tonsillitis and cervical lymphadenopathy; intestinal – [bccdc.ca]
Below is the list of complications and problems that may arise if Oculoglandular listeriosis is left untreated: conjunctival ulceration Procedures for Treatment of Oculoglandular listeriosis The following procedures are used to treat Oculoglandular listeriosis [tabletwise.net]
[…] tuberculosis (A15-A19) A31.0 Pulmonary mycobacterial infection Infection due to Mycobacterium avium Infection due to Mycobacterium intracellulare [Battey bacillus] Infection due to Mycobacterium kansasii A31.1 Cutaneous mycobacterial infection Buruli ulcer [americanmedicalcoding.com]
) tuberculosis ( A15-A19 ) A31.0 Pulmonary mycobacterial infection Infection due to Mycobacterium: · avium · intracellulare [Battey bacillus] · kansasii A31.1 Cutaneous mycobacterial infection Buruli ulcer Infection due to Mycobacterium: · marinum [thcc.or.th]
Shigella (Enterobacteriaceae) DYSENTERY -- ulcerative colitis. Communicable and very low infective dose. GRAM(-) ROD NON-MOTILE NON-LACTOSE FERMENTING Special transport medium required. [kumc.edu]
Neurologic
- Headache
DIAGNOSIS HISTORY Common symptoms: fever, watery diarrhea, nausea, headache, myalgias, joint aches Severe headache, fever, stiff neck, seizures Irritability, lethargy, poor feeding in neonates Illness dur... [5minuteconsult.com]
Symptoms include fever and chills, headache, upset stomach and vomiting. Anyone can get the illness. But it is most likely to affect pregnant women and unborn babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems. [icd10data.com]
Symptoms include fever and chills, headache, upset stomach and vomiting. Treatment is with antibiotics. Anyone can get the illness. But it is most likely to affect pregnant women and unborn babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems. [icdlist.com]
Chlamydia Pneumonia (Chlamydiaceae) Walking Pneumonia: infects columnar epithelium of upper airway OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR PARASITE No Peptidoglycan Layer Tetracycline Chlamydia Psittaci (Chlamydiaceae) PSITTACOSIS : Dry hacking cough, severe CNS symptoms (headache [kumc.edu]
- Irritability
DIAGNOSIS HISTORY Common symptoms: fever, watery diarrhea, nausea, headache, myalgias, joint aches Severe headache, fever, stiff neck, seizures Irritability, lethargy, poor feeding in neonates Illness dur... [5minuteconsult.com]
Clinical manifestations include fever, muscle pain, respiratory distress, nausea, diarrhea, neck stiffness, irritability, seizures, and lethargy. [icd10data.com]
Clinical manifestations include fever, muscle pain, respiratory distress, nausea, diarrhea, neck stiffness, irritability, seizures, and lethargy. NCI Thesaurus U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021 Infections with bacteria of the genus LISTERIA. [openmd.com]
- Confusion
The laboratory must be informed when L. monocytogenes is suspected because the organism is easily confused with diphtheroids. In all listerial infections, IgG agglutinin titers peak 2 to 4 wk after onset. [msdmanuals.com]
The impact of class imbalance in classification performance metrics based on the binary confusion matrix. Pattern Recognit. 2019, 91, 216–231. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Krawczyk, B. [mdpi.com]
Workup
Microbiology
- Listeria Monocytogenes
The ICD code A32 is used to code Listeriosis Listeriosis is a bacterial infection most commonly caused by Listeria monocytogenes, although L. ivanovii and L. grayi have been reported in certain cases. [icd.codes]
monocytogenes Septicemia by Listeria monocytogenes Use additional code to identify manifestations, as meningitis (320.7) Comments Probable case definitions are provided as guidelines to assist with case finding and public health management, and are not [canada.ca]
Excludes congenital listeriosis (771.2) Applies To Infection by Listeria monocytogenes Septicemia by Listeria monocytogenes Use Additional Use additional code to identify manifestations, as meningitis (320.7) ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing [icd9data.com]
Athenahealth, Inc., 2019 Listeriosis, disease caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. [openmd.com]
Listeriose f Listeriosen Bipolare Störung - The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes triggers so-called listeriosis. Das Bakterium Listeria monocytogenes löst die sogenannte Listeriose aus. [context.reverso.net]
Treatment
Treatment includes prolonged administration of antibiotics, primarily ampicillin and gentamicin, to which the organism is usually susceptible. [icd.codes]
Below is the list of complications and problems that may arise if Oculoglandular listeriosis is left untreated: conjunctival ulceration Procedures for Treatment of Oculoglandular listeriosis The following procedures are used to treat Oculoglandular listeriosis [tabletwise.net]
TREATMENT MEDICATION No definitive drug of choice or duration of therapy Most healthy, nonpregnant individuals with suspected Listeria gastroenteritis require only supportive therapy. Antibiotic resistan... [5minuteconsult.com]
Treatment is with antibiotics. Anyone can get the illness. But it is most likely to affect pregnant women and unborn babies, older adults, and people with weak immune systems. [icdlist.com]
Treatment includes... Merck & Co., Inc., 2020 Listeriosis is an infection caused by the gram-positive motile bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. [openmd.com]
Prognosis
HISTORY PHYSICAL EXAM DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS & INTERPRETATION TREATMENT MEDICATION ISSUES FOR REFERRAL ADDITIONAL THERAPIES ADMISSION, INPATIENT, AND NURSING CONSIDERATIONS ONGOING CARE FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS DIET PATIENT EDUCATION PROGNOSIS [5minuteconsult.com]
This feature selection provides better insight into the prognosis for Listeria-related infection. 4.1. [mdpi.com]
Skin-test available (antigen derived from armadillos) to indicate prognosis Phenolic glycolipid is key antigen CD8-Suppressor cells involved in Lepromatous response. [kumc.edu]
Etiology
[…] purulent glandular material or gland tissue from a patient with the disease is specific and essential for diagnosis.2 It is well known that Parinaud's syndrome may be due to various causes3 and that in many cases subjected to the fullest investigation the etiology [jamanetwork.com]
Diseases & Conditions HOME DISEASES & CONDITIONS DRUGS FOR THE PATIENT PATIENT HANDOUTS PT EXERCISES TOOLS PROCEDURES ALGORITHMS & CHARTS LAB TESTS CME/CE Michael Malone, MD and Joseph A Chafardon II, DO Reviewed 06/2022 BASICS DESCRIPTION EPIDEMIOLOGY ETIOLOGY [5minuteconsult.com]
Epidemiology
Medicine HOME Diseases & Conditions HOME DISEASES & CONDITIONS DRUGS FOR THE PATIENT PATIENT HANDOUTS PT EXERCISES TOOLS PROCEDURES ALGORITHMS & CHARTS LAB TESTS CME/CE Michael Malone, MD and Joseph A Chafardon II, DO Reviewed 06/2022 BASICS DESCRIPTION EPIDEMIOLOGY [5minuteconsult.com]
Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in the elderly: Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic findings. Le Infez. Med. 2016, 24, 105–111. [mdpi.com]
Pathophysiology
Conditions HOME DISEASES & CONDITIONS DRUGS FOR THE PATIENT PATIENT HANDOUTS PT EXERCISES TOOLS PROCEDURES ALGORITHMS & CHARTS LAB TESTS CME/CE Michael Malone, MD and Joseph A Chafardon II, DO Reviewed 06/2022 BASICS DESCRIPTION EPIDEMIOLOGY ETIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY [5minuteconsult.com]
Prevention
[…] of Oculoglandular listeriosis Yes, it may be possible to prevent Oculoglandular listeriosis. [tabletwise.net]
ADDITIONAL READING Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Listeria (Listeriosis). http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/index.html. Accessed: 0 9 /20/2019 Chers... [5minuteconsult.com]
[…] ready-to-eat foods as soon as you can Avoid raw milk and raw milk products Heat ready-to-eat foods and leftovers until they are steaming hot Wash fresh fruits and vegetables Avoid rare meat and refrigerated smoked seafood Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [icdlist.com]
[…] use precooked and ready-to-eat foods as soon as you can avoid raw milk and raw milk products heat ready-to-eat foods and leftovers until they are steaming hot wash fresh fruits and vegetables avoid rare meat and seafood Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [icd10data.com]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MedlinePlus U.S. [openmd.com]