Listeria Meningitis

Journal of Probiotics & Health is one of the top journals in probiotics and health which publish novel work in the form of research or review articles. Probiotics & Health journal act like a podium for the enhancement of scientific knowledge among researchers and scientists of the associated field. Journal of Probiotics & Health, which generate readership and valuable impact factor for scholarly articles related to the field of probiotics & health. Listeria monocytogen is gram-positive bacilli commonly isolated from environmental sources (water and food such as cheese, milk products, and undercooked meat). It can cause sporadic or epidemic infections and can be found in feces of 1-5% asymptomatic healthy adults. Immunosuppression, defective cell mediated immunity and pregnancies are considered high-risk conditions. Case mortality with central nervous system (CNS) infection is very high reaching 27% and many patients are left with neurological sequel. Though listeria meningitis has been described with the use of infliximab, its occurrence during pregnancy in ulcerative colitis is rare. We report a case of listeria meningitis in a woman who received infliximab during pregnancy. "Lamdhade SJ, Successful Treatment of Listeria Meningitis in a Pregnant Woman with Ulcerative Colitis Receiving Infliximab" OMICS Group has more than 700+ peer-reviewed journals which are publishing quality articles and conduct around 3000+ International Scientific Conferences worldwide. Although OMICS Group is an open access publisher, it provides subscription based journals called Scitechnol journals. All the journals have strong support from Editorial Board to ensure quick and quality review process. OMICS Group Conferences provide the podium for exchange of information and global networking as many of the renowned scientists become a part of the conferences.

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Last date updated on April, 2024