Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2003 Nov;41(11):5308-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5308-5309.2003.

Fatal case of Listeria innocua bacteremia

Monique Perrin  1 , Michel Bemer, Catherine Delamare
Affiliations
Case Reports

Fatal case of Listeria innocua bacteremia

Monique Perrin et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Nov.

Abstract

Listeria innocua is widespread in the environment and in food. This species has to date never been described in association with human disease. We report a case of fatal bacteremia caused by L. innocua in a 62-year-old patient.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Allerberger, F. 2002. Listeria: growth, phenotypic differentiation and molecular microbiology. FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 35:183-189. - PubMed
    1. Allerberger, F., M. Dierich, G. Petranyi, M. Lalic, and A. Bubert. 1997. Nonhemolytic strains of Listeria monocytogenes detected in milk products using VIDAS immunoassay kit. Zentbl. Hyg. Umweltmed. 200:189-195. - PubMed
    1. Andre, P., and A. Genicot. 1987. First isolation of Listeria welshimeri from human beings. Zentbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektkrankh. Hyg. Abt. I Orig. Reihe A 263:605-606. - PubMed
    1. Bille, J., B. Catimel, E. Bannerman, C. Jacquet, M. N. Yersin, I. Caniaux, D. Monget, and J. Rocourt. 1992. API Listeria, a new and promising one-day system to identify Listeria isolates. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:1857-1860. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Capita, R., C. Alonso-Calleja, M. C. Garcia-Fernandez, and B. Moreno. 2001. Comparison of the efficacy of different techniques, culture media, and sources of blood in determining the hemolytic activity of Listeria spp. Can. J. Microbiol. 47:653-661. - PubMed

Publication types