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Inflammation of the meninges caused by LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES infection, usually occurring in individuals under the age of 3 years or over the age of 50 years. It may occur at any age in individuals with IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, altered mentation, HEADACHE, meningeal signs, focal neurologic signs, and SEIZURES. (From Medicine 1998 Sep;77(5):313-36)
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- Listeria monocytogenes Meningitis
- Meningitis, Listeria
- Listeria Meningitides
- Listeria monocytogenes Meningitides
- Meningitides, Listeria
- Meningitides, Listeria monocytogenes
- Meningitis, Listeria monocytogenes
- Listeria Cerebritis
- Listeria Meningoencephalitis
- Meningoencephalitis, Listeria
- Cerebritides, Listeria
- Cerebritis, Listeria
- Listeria Cerebritides
- Listeria Meningoencephalitides
- Meningoencephalitides, Listeria
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not coord with LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES unless organism is particularly discussed
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- National Library of Medicine. Listeria Meningitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008584. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008584
- Listeria Meningitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554110