<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> bacteremia accompanied by skin lesions on the legs
Even in cases of cellulitis, <i>L. monocytogenes</i> should be considered when blood cultures from older adults yield Gram-positive bacilli, as cephalosporins, often used for the treatment of cellulitis, are inactive against this organism.
Authors
- Rika Nohara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5750-7322)
- Shigemi Hitomi
- Akira Machida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-8866)
- Norihiko Terada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4619-3445)
- Kazuhito Saito
- S. TAKANO
- Yoshihiro Moriyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6160-978X)
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Rural Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2185/jrm.2025-003
- Primary Topic
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00