GASTROENTERITIS CAUSED BY LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN A PRIVATE DAY-CARE FACILITY

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne potential pathogen that causes invasive disease, usually presenting as septicemia and/or meningitis affecting all age groups, or a generalized infection in the newborn. Noninvasive disease caused by this organism is rarely reported. It is well-known that invasiv...

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Published in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 827 - 828
Main Authors:	Heitmann, Marianne, Gerner-Smidt, Peter, Heltberg, Ole
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Williams & Wilkins 01-08-1997
Subjects:	Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Gastroenteritis - etiology Humans Infant Listeriosis - etiology Male
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Summary:	Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne potential pathogen that causes invasive disease, usually presenting as septicemia and/or meningitis affecting all age groups, or a generalized infection in the newborn. Noninvasive disease caused by this organism is rarely reported. It is well-known that invasive disease may be preceded by gastrointestinal symptoms but L. monocytogenes has not generally been accepted as a cause of gastroenteritis. In recent years, however, two outbreaks of gastroenteritis caused by L. monocytogenes have been encountered in Italy and the US. We report a small outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by this bacterium in a Danish private day-care setting.
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ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/00006454-199708000-00025