Listeria Meningitis in Danish Children 2000-2017: A Rare Event Even in a Country With High Rates of Invasive Listeriosis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Oct;38(10):e274-e276. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002373.

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in Danish children 1 month to 17 years from 2000 to 2017 was identified and patient files reviewed. There were 5 cases, equaling an annual incidence of 0.024 per 100,000 children or 0.014 when excluding 2 immunodeficient children. Even in a country with a high general incidence of listeriosis, Listeria meningitis is a rare event in healthy children.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Denmark / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification*
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Listeria / epidemiology*