Listeria monocytogenes

Precautions

Standard Precautions
Standard Precautions

General Information

Pathogen information

Aerobic gram positive bacilli

Epidemiology

  • Usually causes infection in neonates and immunocompromised patients

  • Foodborne illness associated with deli meat, soft cheeses, unpasteurized milk, and others

  • Often occurs in outbreaks.

Associated syndromes

  • Meningitis

  • Bacteremia

  • Self-limited gastrointestinal illness with diarrhea