Both patients were successfully treated with penicillin G-gentamicin combination.
📌 3 Key Takeaways
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Objective & Hypothesis:A 58-year-old male and a 56-year-old female patient with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis are presented.
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Key Findings & Data:The predisposing factor for the infection was chronic alcoholism in the male, but absent in the female patient.
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Conclusion & Impact:Both patients were successfully treated with penicillin G-gentamicin combination.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
A 58-year-old male and a 56-year-old female patient with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis are presented. The predisposing factor for the infection was chronic alcoholism in the male, but absent in the female patient. Both patients were successfully treated with penicillin G-gentamicin combination.
Özet
Listeria monocytogenes meninjiti olan 58 yaşında bir erkek ve 56 yaşında bir kadın hasta sunulmuştur. Erkek hastada predispozan faktör olarak kronik alkolizm saptanmış, kadın hastada ise predispozan faktör bulunmamıştır. Her iki hasta penisilin G-gentamisin kombinasyonu ile iyileşme göstermişlerdir.
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Cite This Article
ÇOLPAN, A., BODUR, H., ÇEVİK, M. A., GÖZÜKÜÇÜK, R., ERBAY, Ç. (2022). Listeria monocytogenes meningitis: Report of two cases. İnfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 4, 503–506. https://ajindex.com/articles/546713