Endophthalmitis due to Listeria monocytogenes is a rare form of listeriosis. Here, we report two cases that occurred in patients with different medical history, a 46-years-old woman with no comorbidities and an elderly man with several comorbidities. There was no history of trauma or surgery in either patient suggesting an endogenous origin. Despite antibiotic treatment, both patients showed poor visual acuity outcomes. Subtyping clinical isolates using whole genome sequencing could allow to characterise Listeria monocytogenes strains involved in rare clinical manifestation, such as in unusual anatomical sites, even in immunocompetent patients.

Clinical characterization and whole genome sequence-based typing of two cases of endophthalmitis due to Listeria monocytogenes

Clementi M.;Mancini N.;
2022-01-01

Abstract

Endophthalmitis due to Listeria monocytogenes is a rare form of listeriosis. Here, we report two cases that occurred in patients with different medical history, a 46-years-old woman with no comorbidities and an elderly man with several comorbidities. There was no history of trauma or surgery in either patient suggesting an endogenous origin. Despite antibiotic treatment, both patients showed poor visual acuity outcomes. Subtyping clinical isolates using whole genome sequencing could allow to characterise Listeria monocytogenes strains involved in rare clinical manifestation, such as in unusual anatomical sites, even in immunocompetent patients.
2022
2022
https://www.jpmh.org/index.php/jpmh/article/view/2261
Endophthalmitis; Listeriosis; Surveillance; Virulence; Whole-genome sequencing
Gori, M.; Bianchi, S.; Ciceri, G.; Lai, A.; Tonelli, M.; Clementi, N.; Clementi, M.; Mancini, N.; Fappani, C.; Zehender, G.; Amendola, A.; Pontello, M...espandi
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