Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child
Listeria monocytogenes is an important cause of life-threatening bacteremia and meningoencephalitis in neonates, pregnant women, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. However, it is an uncommon cause of illness in immunocompetent children beyond the neonatal period. Ampicillin with...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
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Listeria monocytogenes is an important cause of life-threatening bacteremia and meningoencephalitis in neonates, pregnant women, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. However, it is an uncommon cause of illness in immunocompetent children beyond the neonatal period. Ampicillin with or without an aminoglycoside remains the best treatment for listeriosis. Here, we report a rare case of Listeria meningitis and bacteremia in a 7-month-old immunocompetent girl, which was refractory to ampicillin plus gentamicin treatment and successfully treated by the addition of TMP/SMX.
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| spelling | doaj-art-a4f154f23fc94aaa95f69d7c856902852025-08-20T02:01:55ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212016-04-0158210.24953/turkjped.2016.02.017Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent childMeltem Polat0Soner Sertan Kara1Anıl Tapısız2Okşan Derinöz3Kayhan Çağlar4Hasan Tezer5Divisions of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Emergency, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Department of Microbiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Listeria monocytogenes is an important cause of life-threatening bacteremia and meningoencephalitis in neonates, pregnant women, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. However, it is an uncommon cause of illness in immunocompetent children beyond the neonatal period. Ampicillin with or without an aminoglycoside remains the best treatment for listeriosis. Here, we report a rare case of Listeria meningitis and bacteremia in a 7-month-old immunocompetent girl, which was refractory to ampicillin plus gentamicin treatment and successfully treated by the addition of TMP/SMX. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1100Listeria meningitisimmunocompetent childtrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
| spellingShingle | Meltem Polat Soner Sertan Kara Anıl Tapısız Okşan Derinöz Kayhan Çağlar Hasan Tezer Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics Listeria meningitis immunocompetent child trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
| title | Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child |
| title_full | Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child |
| title_fullStr | Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child |
| title_short | Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child |
| title_sort | successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child |
| topic | Listeria meningitis immunocompetent child trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1100 |
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