Report and Management of a Rare Case of Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Child in Cameroon  

作　　者：Tchuinte Pierrette Landrie Simo Magne Larissa Tagne Jean Taguebue William Mbanzouen Marcelle Abanda Esther Sokeng Harley Ndamukong Laurence Noubissi-Jouegouo Jean Romain Mbe Flaubert Tassadjo Manuella Ango Cedric Thierry Roland Fouda Urbaine Ngon Ariane Nzouankeu Minone Rosanne Ngome Tchuinte Pierrette Landrie Simo;Magne Larissa Tagne;Jean Taguebue;William Mbanzouen;Marcelle Abanda;Esther Sokeng;Harley Ndamukong;Laurence Noubissi-Jouegouo;Jean Romain Mbe;Flaubert Tassadjo;Manuella Ango;Cedric Thierry Roland Fouda;Urbaine Ngon;Ariane Nzouankeu;Minone Rosanne Ngome(Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon;Mother and Child Center of Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaounde, Cameronn)

机构地区：[1]Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon [2]Mother and Child Center of Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaounde, Cameronn

出　　处：《Open Journal of Medical Microbiology》2024年第4期225-229,共5页医学微生物学(英文)

摘　　要：Bacterial meningitis, due to Listeria monocytogenes, is an invasive central nervous infection, commonly reported in high-risk subjects such as pregnant women, infants, the elderly and immunocompromised patients. However, in health immunocompetent individuals, bacterial meningitis by this pathogen is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes in a healthy immunocompetent 10-year-old male child in Cameroon. The child was successfully treated with intravenous ampicillin and recovered without any neurological sequelae. Monitoring, set-up of prompt diagnosis as well as the administration of an adequate antibiotic treatment is essential to both prevent emergence of new case and achieve the best treatment outcome.Bacterial meningitis, due to Listeria monocytogenes, is an invasive central nervous infection, commonly reported in high-risk subjects such as pregnant women, infants, the elderly and immunocompromised patients. However, in health immunocompetent individuals, bacterial meningitis by this pathogen is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes in a healthy immunocompetent 10-year-old male child in Cameroon. The child was successfully treated with intravenous ampicillin and recovered without any neurological sequelae. Monitoring, set-up of prompt diagnosis as well as the administration of an adequate antibiotic treatment is essential to both prevent emergence of new case and achieve the best treatment outcome.

关 键 词：Listeria monocytogenes MENINGITIS IMMUNOCOMPETENT 

分 类 号：R51[医药卫生—内科学]