Listeriosis

Mylonakis E, Hofmann EL, Calderwood SB. Central nervous system infection with Listeria monocytogenes. 33 years' experience at a general hospital and review of 776 episodes from the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 1998 Sep;77(5):313-36. Abstract

Quereda JJ, Morón-García A, Palacios-Gorba C, et al. Pathogenicity and virulence of listeria monocytogenes: a trip from environmental to medical microbiology. Virulence. 2021 Dec;12(1):2509-45.Full text  Abstract

Committee on Obstetric Practice, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee opinion no. 614: management of pregnant women with presumptive exposure to listeria monocytogenes. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Dec;124(6):1241-4. Abstract

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ​Listeria infection (listeriosis): clinical overview of listeriosis Aug 2024 [internet publication].Full text

Osek J, Lachtara B, Wieczorek K. Listeria monocytogenes - how this pathogen survives in food-production environments? Front Microbiol. 2022;13:866462.Full text  Abstract

1. Mylonakis E, Hofmann EL, Calderwood SB. Central nervous system infection with Listeria monocytogenes. 33 years' experience at a general hospital and review of 776 episodes from the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 1998 Sep;77(5):313-36. Abstract

2. Mylonakis E, Paliou M, Hofmann EL, et al. Listeriosis during pregnancy: a case series and review of 222 cases. Medicine (Baltimore). 2002 Jul;81(4):260-9. Abstract

3. Filice GA, Cantrell HF, Smith AB, et al. Listeria monocytogenes infection in neonates: investigation of an epidemic. J Infect Dis. 1978 Jul;138(1):17-23. Abstract

4. Quereda JJ, Morón-García A, Palacios-Gorba C, et al. Pathogenicity and virulence of listeria monocytogenes: a trip from environmental to medical microbiology. Virulence. 2021 Dec;12(1):2509-45.Full text  Abstract

5. Lorber B. Listeriosis. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Jan;24(1):1-9. Abstract

6. Armstrong RW, Fung PC. Brainstem encephalitis (rhombencephalitis) due to Listeria monocytogenes: case report and review. Clin Infect Dis. 1993 May;16(5):689-702. Abstract

7. Committee on Obstetric Practice, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee opinion no. 614: management of pregnant women with presumptive exposure to listeria monocytogenes. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Dec;124(6):1241-4. Abstract

8. Schuchat A, Deaver K, Hayes PS, et al. Gastrointestinal carriage of Listeria monocytogenes in household contacts of patients with listeriosis. J Infect Dis. 1993 May;167(5):1261-2. Abstract

9. Southwick FS, Purich DL. Intracellular pathogenesis of listeriosis. N Engl J Med. 1996 Mar 21;334(12):770-6. Abstract

10. Gillespie IA, Mook P, Little CL, et al. Human listeriosis in England, 2001-2007: association with neighbourhood deprivation. Euro Surveill. 2010 Jul 8;15(27):7-16.Full text  Abstract

11. Kasper S, Huhulescu S, Auer B, et al. Epidemiology of listeriosis in Austria. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2009;121(3-4):113-9. Abstract

12. Garrido V, Torroba L, García-Jalón I, et al. Surveillance of listeriosis in Navarre, Spain, 1995-2005--epidemiological patterns and characterisation of clinical and food isolates. Euro Surveill. 2008 Dec 4;13(49):19058.Full text  Abstract

13. Lyytikäinen O, Nakari UM, Lukinmaa S, et al. Surveillance of listeriosis in Finland during 1995-2004. Euro Surveill. 2006;11(6):82-5. Abstract

14. Vasilev V, Japheth R, Andorn N, et al. A survey of laboratory-confirmed isolates of invasive listeriosis in Israel, 1997-2007. Epidemiol Infect. 2009 Apr;137(4):577-80.Full text  Abstract

15. Maertens de Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Angulo FJ, et al. The global burden of listeriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Nov;14(11):1073-82.Full text  Abstract

16. Lamont RF, Sobel J, Mazaki-Tovi S, et al. Listeriosis in human pregnancy: a systematic review. J Perinat Med. 2011 May;39(3):227-36.Full text  Abstract

17. Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Marker S, et al. Listeria infection in transplant patients. Five cases and a review of the literature. Arch Surg. 1978 Jan;113(1):90-4. Abstract

18. Berenguer J, Solera J, Diaz MD, et al. Listeriosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Rev Infect Dis. 1991 Jan-Feb;13(1):115-9. Abstract

19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Foodborne diseases active surveillance network: about foodnet. Sep 2024 [internet publication].

20. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ​Listeria infection (listeriosis): clinical overview of listeriosis Aug 2024 [internet publication].Full text

21. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. ​Listeriosis - annual epidemiological report for 2022. Feb 2024 [internet publication].Full text

22. UK Health Security Agency. Research and analysis on listeriosis in England and Wales: summary for 2021. Sep 2024 [internet publication].Full text

23. Pohl AM, Pouillot R, Bazaco MC, et al. Differences among incidence rates of invasive listeriosis in the U.S. FoodNet population by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and pregnancy status, 2008-2016. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2019 Apr;16(4):290-7.Full text  Abstract

24. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Listeria infection (listeriosis): listeria outbreak linked to ice cream - June 2022. Aug 2024 [internet publication].Full text

25. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Listeria infection (listeriosis): listeria outbreak linked to leafy greens - February 2023. Aug 2024 [internet publication].Full text

26. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Listeria infection (listeriosis): ​listeria outbreak linked to queso fresco and cotija cheese - February 2024. Apr 2024 [internet publication].Full text

27. Centers for Disease Control Prevention. Listeria infection (listeriosis): listeria outbreak linked to meats sliced at delis. Jan 2025 [internet publication].Full text

28. Osek J, Lachtara B, Wieczorek K. Listeria monocytogenes - how this pathogen survives in food-production environments? Front Microbiol. 2022;13:866462.Full text  Abstract

29. World Health Organization. Foodborne disease outbreaks: guidelines for investigation and control. 2008 [internet publication].Full text

30. Schwartz B, Hexter D, Broome CV, et al. Investigation of an outbreak of listeriosis: new hypotheses for the etiology of epidemic Listeria monocytogenes infections. J Infect Dis. 1989 Apr;159(4):680-5. Abstract

31. Bannister BA. Listeria monocytogenes meningitis associated with eating soft cheese. J Infect. 1987 Sep;15(2):165-8. Abstract

32. Pinner RW, Schuchat A, Swaminathan B, et al. Role of foods in sporadic listeriosis. II. Microbiologic and epidemiologic investigation. The Listeria Study Group. JAMA. 1992 Apr 15;267(15):2046-50. Abstract

33. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Listeria infection (listeriosis): how listeria spreads. Aug 2024 [internet publication].Full text

34. Chlebicz A, Śliżewska K. Campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, yersiniosis, and listeriosis as zoonotic foodborne diseases: a review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Apr 26;15(5):863.Full text  Abstract

35. Goulet V, King LA, Vaillant V, et al. What is the incubation period for listeriosis? BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Jan 10;13:11.Full text  Abstract

36. Appleman MD, Cherubin CE, Heseltine PN, et al. Susceptibility testing of Listeria monocytogenes: a reassessment of bactericidal activity as a predictor for clinical outcome. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1991 Jul-Aug;14(4):311-7. Abstract

37. Linnan MJ, Mascola L, Lou XD, et al. Epidemic listeriosis associated with Mexican-style cheese. N Engl J Med. 1988 Sep 29;319(13):823-8. Abstract

38. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Listeria infection (listeriosis): about listeria infection. Aug 2024 [internet publication].Full text

39. Public Health England. Detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria species. Jan 2019 [internet publication].Full text

40. Colodner R, Sakran W, Miron D, et al. Listeria monocytogenes cross-contamination in a nursery [corrected]. Am J Infect Control. 2003 Aug;31(5):322-4.Full text  Abstract

41. Goulet V, de Valk H, Pierre O, et al. Effect of prevention measures on incidence of human listeriosis, France, 1987-1997. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):983-9.Full text  Abstract

42. Tappero JW, Schuchat A, Deaver KA, et al. Reduction in the incidence of human listeriosis in the United States. Effectiveness of prevention efforts? The Listeriosis Study Group. JAMA. 1995 Apr 12;273(14):1118-22. Abstract

43. Azadian BS, Finnerty GT, Pearson AD. Cheese-borne listeria meningitis in immunocompetent patient. Lancet. 1989 Feb 11;1(8633):322-3. Abstract

44. Hayes PS, Graves LM, Ajello GW, et al. Comparison of cold enrichment and U.S. Department of Agriculture methods for isolating Listeria monocytogenes from naturally contaminated foods. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1991 Aug;57(8):2109-13.Full text  Abstract

45. Maertens De Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Maertens De Noordhout A, et al. Comorbidities and factors associated with central nervous system infections and death in non-perinatal listeriosis: a clinical case series. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 7;16:256.Full text  Abstract

46. Grumbach NM, Mylonakis E, Wing EJ. Development of listerial meningitis during ciprofloxacin treatment. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Nov;29(5):1340-1. Abstract

47. van de Beek D, Cabellos C, Dzupova O, et al. ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 May;22 Suppl 3:S37-62.Full text  Abstract

48. Crum NF. Update on Listeria monocytogenes infection. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2002 Aug;4(4):287-96. Abstract

49. Stepanović S, Lazarević G, Jesić M, Kos R. Meropenem therapy failure in Listeria monocytogenes infection. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Jun;23(6):484-6. Abstract

50. Thønnings S, Knudsen JD, Schønheyder HC, et al; Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN). Antibiotic treatment and mortality in patients with Listeria monocytogenes meningitis or bacteraemia. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Aug;22(8):725-30.Full text  Abstract

51. Helweg-Larsen J, Astradsson A, Richhall H, et al. Pyogenic brain abscess, a 15 year survey. BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 30;12:332. Abstract

52. Infection in Neurosurgery Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The rational use of antibiotics in the treatment of brain abscess. Br J Neurosurg. 2000 Dec;14(6):525-30. Abstract

53. Delgado V, Ajmone Marsan N, de Waha S, et al. 2023 ESC guidelines for the management of endocarditis. Eur Heart J. 2023 Oct 14;44(39):3948-4042.Full text

54. Bijlsma MW, Bekker V, Brouwer MC, et al. Epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in the Netherlands, 1960-2012: an analysis of national surveillance data. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;14(9):805-12. Abstract

55. Lim S, Chung DR, Kim YS, et al. Predictive risk factors for Listeria monocytogenes meningitis compared to pneumococcal meningitis: a multicenter case-control study. Infection. 2017 Feb;45(1):67-74. Abstract

56. Arslan F, Meynet E, Sunbul M, et al. The clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of neuroinvasive listeriosis: a multinational study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Jun;34(6):1213-21. Abstract

57. McGill F, Heyderman RS, Michael BD, et al. The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults. J Infect. 2016 Apr;72(4):405-38.Full text  Abstract

58. Cone LA, Leung MM, Byrd RG, et al. Multiple cerebral abscesses because of Listeria monocytogenes: three case reports and a literature review of supratentorial listerial brain abscess(es). Surg Neurol. 2003 Apr;59(4):320-8. Abstract

59. Fouks Y, Amit S, Many A, et al. Listeriosis in pregnancy: under-diagnosis despite over-treatment. J Perinatol. 2018 Jan;38(1):26-30. Abstract

60. Charlier C, Perrodeau É, Leclercq A, et al; MONALISA study group. Clinical features and prognostic factors of listeriosis: the MONALISA national prospective cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 May;17(5):510-9. Abstract

61. Craig AM, Dotters-Katz S, Kuller JA, et al. Listeriosis in pregnancy: a review. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2019 Jun;74(6):362-8. Abstract

62. Gilbert ND, Moellering Jr RC, Eliopoulos GM, et al, eds. Sanford guide to antimicrobial therapy (Sanford guide). 43rd ed. Sperryville, VA: Antimicrobial Therapy; 2013.

63. Silk BJ, Date KA, Jackson KA, et al. Invasive listeriosis in the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), 2004-2009: further targeted prevention needed for higher-risk groups. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;54 Suppl 5:S396-404. Abstract