Recurrent Listeria monocytogenes Infection: Relapse or Reinfection with a Unique Strain Confirmed by Molecular Subtyping

We report a case of recurrent listeriosis for which molecular subtyping by automated ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed either relapse of infection or reinfection due to a common source almost 9 months after initial infection due to a unique Listeria monocytogenes strain in a...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2001-07, Vol.33 (2), p.257-259
Main Authors: Sauders, Brian D., Wiedmann, Martin, Desjardins, Marc, Fenlon, Christine, Davenport, Nancy, Hibbs, Jonathan R., Morse, Dale L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Brief Reports
Electrophoresis
Epidemiology
Gels
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes - classification
Listeria monocytogenes - genetics
Listeria monocytogenes - isolation & purification
Listeriosis - drug therapy
Listeriosis - epidemiology
Listeriosis - microbiology
Male
Medical sciences
New York - epidemiology
Recurrence
Reinfection
Relapse
Ribotyping
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Summary:We report a case of recurrent listeriosis for which molecular subtyping by automated ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed either relapse of infection or reinfection due to a common source almost 9 months after initial infection due to a unique Listeria monocytogenes strain in a patient with colorectal cancer. This case report illustrates the potential use of molecular subtyping to further understand the pathogenesis and epidemiology of listeriosis and the potential for relapse of Listeria infections in humans.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/321821