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- Title
Listeria grayi bacteremia in a heart transplant recipient.
- Authors
Rapose, A.; Lick, S. D.; Ismail, N.
- Abstract
Bacteria belonging to the genus Listeria have been isolated from food products of animal, plant, and fish origin, and are associated with infections in immunocompromised hosts, pregnant women, and infants. The species Listeria grayi has rarely been reported as a human pathogen. It has a unique antibiotic sensitivity profile. We describe a case of L. grayi bacteremia in a heart transplant recipient. The organism demonstrated a reduced sensitivity to ampicillin. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of vancomycin and ciprofloxacin.
- Subjects
LISTERIOSIS; PREGNANT women; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; VANCOMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ANTIBACTERIAL agents
- Publication
Transplant Infectious Disease, 2008, Vol 10, Issue 6, p434
- ISSN
1398-2273
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00333.x