Successful treatment of refractory listeria meningitis and bacteremia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in an immunocompetent child

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Polat M., Kara S. S., TAPISIZ A., DERİNÖZ GÜLERYÜZ O., ÇAĞLAR K., TEZER H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.58, sa.2, ss.220-222, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2016.02.017
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.220-222
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: immunocompetent child, Listeria meningitis, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.