Abstract
Listeria Monocytogenes (LM) is a gram-positive intracellular pathogen usually transmitted to humans by ingesting contaminated food. It typically infects immunocompromised individuals, such as pregnant women, newborns, alcoholics, and the elderly. LM is a rare cause of meningitis in immunocompetent, healthy adults. However, its clinical presentation is similar to that of other viral or bacterial central nervous system infections and its course can be rapid and aggressive. Physicians should therefore always consider LM as a possible etiologic agent of meningitis, especially in cases that do not respond to first-line empiric antibiotic therapy. We report a case of Listeria Monocytogenes meningitis in a previously healthy 16-year-old.
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