Listeria monocytogenes meningitis with unilateral abducens palsy complicating novel H1N1 influenza in a toddler

Swetha Geetha Pinninti, Robert W. Tolan

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Abstract

A previously healthy Hispanic toddler developed novel H1N1 influenza infection, which was complicated by Listeria monocytogenes meningitis. Typical manifestations of listeriosis and the association of viral respiratory tract infections with invasive bacterial superinfections are discussed in the context of this novel complication.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)357-358
Number of pages2
JournalInfectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2011

Keywords

  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • abducens nerve palsy
  • cranial nerve
  • meningitis
  • novel H1N1 influenza
  • toddler

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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