Nosocomial empyema caused by a rare serotype, serotype 4c, of Listeria monocytogenes in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic kidney disease: A case report and review of the literature

Ju Sung Sim, Min Ja Kim, Jae Hyun Jung, Hwanil Kim, Seung Hee Baek, Jang Wook Sohn, Young Kyung Yoon

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    Abstract

    The intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes presents characteristically as meningoencephalitis and bacteremia. Herein, we report an extremely rare case of empyema caused by serotype 4c L. monocytogenes in an immunocompromised patient. This case supports the inclusion of L. monocytogenes infection in the differential diagnosis of empyema in an immunocompromised patient.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)824-827
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Infection and Chemotherapy
    Volume21
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 May 1

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    © 2015 Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases.

    Keywords

    • Chronic kidney disease
    • Empyema
    • Immunocompromised host
    • Listeria monocytogenes
    • Rheumatoid arthritis

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Microbiology (medical)
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Pharmacology (medical)

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