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Nervous System Diseases > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Meningitis > Meningitis, Bacterial > Meningitis, Listeria
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Meningitis > Meningitis, Bacterial > Meningitis, Listeria
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections > Meningitis, Bacterial > Meningitis, Listeria
Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections > Meningitis, Bacterial > Meningitis, Listeria
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections > Meningitis, Bacterial > Meningitis, Listeria
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Listeriosis > Meningitis, Listeria

Preferred term

Meningitis, Listeria  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Inflammation of the meninges caused by LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES infection, usually occurring in individuals under the age of 3 years or over the age of 50 years. It may occur at any age in individuals with IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, altered mentation, HEADACHE, meningeal signs, focal neurologic signs, and SEIZURES. (From Medicine 1998 Sep;77(5):313-36)

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Entry terms

  • Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LD7Q902N-B

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